gemel (obs.) a hinge; adj. gemeled: (of architectural members) coupled. [< OF. /gemel/, < L. /gemellus/, dim. of /geminus/ twin.] gemel bottle a bottle of two adjacent flasks whose necks curve oppositely. disomus a two-monstered head. gemel ring a ring or earring divisible into two separate rings. gimmal a gemel ring; (in pl.) joints, links, mechanism for communicating motion, as in clockwork. gimbal a gemel ring; (pl.) gimmals; a hard ring-shaped pastry; a device to hold a lantern, a chronometer, etc., horizontal even as the ship sways, consisting commonly of a nested pair of rings pivoting on perpendicular axes. gemellion one of a pair of basins, water-source and water-catcher, used to wash the hands before meals or at Mass. [< L. /gemellus/.]