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Cav•ell n.

Biographical Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.

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Cavell / ˈkæv^əl/

Edith Louisa. 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape

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