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Gemel

Gemel \Gem"el\, a. [OF. gemel twin, F. jumeau, L. gemellus twin, doubled, dim. of geminus. See Gemini, and cf. Gimmal.] (Her.) Coupled; paired.

Bars gemel (Her.), two barrulets placed near and parallel to each other.

Gemel

Gemel \Gem"el\, n.

  1. One of the twins. [Obs.]
    --Wyclif.

  2. (Heb.) One of the barrulets placed parallel and closed to each other. Cf. Bars gemel, under Gemel,

    1. Two gemels silver between two griffins passant.
      --Strype.

      Gemel hinge (Locksmithing), a hinge consisting of an eye or loop and a hook.

      Gemel ring, a ring with two or more links; a gimbal. See Gimbal.

      Gemel window, a window with two bays.

Wiktionary
gemel

a. (context heraldry English) Coupled; paired. n. 1 (context now rare English) A twin (also attributively). 2 (context heraldiccharge English) One of a pair of small bars placed together. 3 (context historical English) A finger ring which splits into two horizontally.

Usage examples of "gemel".

Harkoav to Alef Resh Shloshah, or AR3, since HG, or Heh Gemel, is the star system our sun belongs to.

Sula glanced over the street, the people moving in the shade of the gemel trees that were bright with their white summer blossoms.

Harkoav to Alef Resh Shloshah, or AR3, since HG, or Heh Gemel, is the star system our sun belongs to.