Cha·nel

[shuh-nel; French sha-nel]
noun
Ga·bri·elle [ga-bree-el] , ( "Coco" ) 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
channel, Chanel, charnel.
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Chanel (French ʃanɛl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Gabrielle (ɡabriɛl), known as Coco Chanel. 1883-- 1971, French couturière and perfumer, who created "the little black dress" and the perfume Chanel No. 5

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Chanel is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Chanel
Paris fashion house, founded by Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971), Fr. fashion designer and perfumer, who opened her first shop in 1909. The perfume Chanel No. 5 debuted in 1921.
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Coco was forced to operate her couture business apart from parfums chanel.
In return, he gained complete rights to all products stamped with the name chanel.
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