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Definition of Gemel
1. a. Coupled; paired.
2. n. One of the twins.
Definition of Gemel
1. Noun. (rare) A twin (also attributively). ¹
2. Noun. (heraldry) Two small bars placed together. ¹
3. Noun. (historical) A finger ring which splits into two horizontally. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gemel
1. a twin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gemel
Literary usage of Gemel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Bars gemel cant. Arg. a fess gu. betw. two bars gemel wavy az. ELIOT, Eurl of St.
Germains ... Gu. a fess arg. in chief one bar gemel in base two bars ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"gemel-ring (jem'el-ring), n. A double or triple ring — that is, one formed of
two, three, or more circlets, so combined that they can be separated into as ..."
3. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"Dan jolie, a yawl, and the modern corr. into jolly-boat.] (Naut.) An old term
for a captain's boat. Gomara. (Talmud.) Gemini. (Castor and Pollux.) gemel. ..."
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