different between marcel vs marvel

English

Etymology

Apparently from the French name Marcel, but accounts vary regarding who invented the style.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??(?)?s?l/

Noun

marcel (plural marcels)

1. A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
2. A marcel wave.

Related terms

• marcel wave

Verb

marcel (third-person singular simple present marcels, present participle marcelling, simple past and past participle marcelled)

1. (transitive) To wave (hair) by the marcel method.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To wave.

References

• OED, 2nd edition

Anagrams

• Carmel, calmer, carmel

English

Alternative forms

• marvail, marvell (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested from 1300, from Middle English merveile, from Old French merveille (“a wonder”), from Vulgar Latin *miribilia, from Latin mirabilia (“wonderful things”), from neuter plural of mirabilis (“strange, wonderful”), from miror (“I wonder at”), from mirus (“wonderful”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m??vl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??vl?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)v?l
• Hyphenation: mar?vel

Noun

marvel (plural marvels)

1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
2. Wonder, astonishment.

Derived terms

• marvelous, marvellous

Translations

Verb

marvel (third-person singular simple present marvels, present participle (UK) marvelling or (US) marveling, simple past and past participle (UK) marvelled or (US) marveled)

1. (intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To marvel at.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)

3. (obsolete, transitive, used impersonally) To cause to marvel or be surprised.
   • 15th century, Anonymous, Richard the Redeless

     But much now me marvelleth.

Translations

Anagrams

• vermal