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/.]
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