Definition of "camel"

camel¹

/ˈkæməl/

noun
plural camels
1. A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
  Quotations
  Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe,That we may trauell into Siria, […]
  c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, (please specify the page)
2. A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
3. Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle.
adjective
not comparable
1. Of a light brown color like that of a camel.
  Quotations
  […] 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.
  1999, New Woman, volume 29, page 212

camel²

/ˈkæməl/

noun
plural camels
1. (South Africa, obsolete) Synonym of giraffe