camel

noun

1. A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

   “Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe, That we may trauell into Siria, […]”

   “Achilles! a drayman, a porter, a very camel.”

   “As sometimes happens in countries of small civilisation, a leader arose from among the Arabs. None knew from where he sprang, and it was said that he had been a camel driver.”

2. A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
3. A vessel or tank, typically paired, used to make an object more buoyant.

   “Near-synonym: pontoon”

4. (ethnic, slur)A person of Middle Eastern origin.
5. A fairy chess piece that is moved three squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

   “The fers and camel can reach all the cells of one colour. The others are more restricted; the dummy cannot move at all, and the commuter can only move back and forth between two cells.”

6. (South-Africa, obsolete)Synonym of giraffe.
7. A cigarette of a popular American brand.

   “Mr. Martin bought the pack of Camels on Monday night in the most crowded cigar store on Broadway.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of a light brown color like that of a camel.

   “[…] try to select accessories that are in the same color family as your coat," says millinery designer Patricia Underwood. To pick up the weave of a brown tweed jacket, for instance, choose a camel hat and black gloves.”

name

1. A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.