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Webster 1913 Edition
Nombril
Nom′bril
,Noun.
[F.
nombril
, for OF. lombril
, i. e., ombril
, with the article, a dim. fr. L. umbilicus
the navel. See Navel
.] (Her.)
A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; – called also
navel point
. See Escutcheon
. Webster 1828 Edition
Nombril
NOMBRIL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
nombril
nombril
English
Noun
nombril (plural nombrils)
- (heraldry) A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon.
Synonyms
- navel point
French
Etymology
From Old French nonbril, from Vulgar Latin *umbiliculus, from Latin umbilicus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nobʰilos (“navel”). The initial n is probably a metanalysis due to interference from the indefinite article, un onbril → un nonbril.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ̃.bʁil/
Noun
nombril m (plural nombrils)
Derived terms
Related terms
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French nonbril, from Vulgar Latin *umbiliculus, from Latin umbilicus.
Noun
nombril m (plural nombrils)