carvel-built
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adjective \ˈkär-vəl-ˌbilt, -ˌvel-\Definition of CARVEL-BUILT
: built with the planks meeting flush at the seams <a carvel–built ship>
Origin of CARVEL-BUILT
probably from Dutch karveel-, from karveel caravel, from Middle French carvelle
First Known Use: 1798
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