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cavell, edith louisa

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Cav·ell   (kāv'əl, kə-věl')   
British nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation (1915) to help smuggle Allied troops to the Dutch border. She was caught by the Germans and executed.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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