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▪ I. † ˈcanel, canell(e n. Obs. Forms: 3–6 canel, 3–4, 7 canele, 4–7 canell, canelle, 5 canylle, cannell, 7–8 cannel. [ME. canele, a. OF. canele, canelle (mod.F. cannelle) cinnamon:—med.L. canella, dim. of canna cane.] Cinnamon; perhaps including the similar but inferior Cassia bark.
c1205Lay 17744 Muche canele & gingiuere & licoriz. 1382Wyclif Prov. vii. 17 Myrre, and aloes, and canell. c1460J. Russell Bk. Nurture in Babees Bk. (1868) 125 Gynger, Canelle, longe pepur. 1575Turberv. Bk. Falconrie 342 The powder of fine Canell whiche is nothing else but Cinnamon. 1608Sylvester Du Bartas 268 Moluques Isles, that bear Cloves and Canele. 1651Rec. Pittenweem in Statist. Acc. Scotl. IV. 376 (Jam.) Some great bunns..baken with sugar, cannel, and other spices. 1721Ramsay Wks. (1848) III. 70 Strains that warm our hearts like cannel gill. ▪ II. † canel, -ell Early form of kennel for dogs.
1509Barclay Ship of Fooles (1570) 85 They make of the Church for their hawkes a mewe And Canell for their dogges. 1570Levins Manip. 55 A canel of dogs, canile. ▪ III. canel, -ell var. cannel. Obs., channel, neck, cannel-coal. |