Appel

UK: /ˈɑpəl/ US: (ə pel′, a pel′; Fr. a pel′)

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Appel / ˈɑpəl/ noun

1. Karel ( ˈkaːrəl ). 1921–2006, Dutch abstract expressionist painter

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ap•pel  (ə pel′, a pel′; Fr. a pel′), n., pl. ap•pels (ə pelz′, a pelz′; Fr. a pel′). [Fencing.]

1. Sport a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
2. Sport a sharp stroke with the blade used for the purpose of procuring an opening.

• French; see appeal