English

Noun

vergette ‎(plural vergettes)

1. (heraldry) A small pale.

French

Etymology

From verge ‎(“rod”) +‎ -ette, from Latin virga

Pronunciation

Noun

vergette f ‎(plural vergettes)

1. (literally) A small (wooden) rod

   Il donnait les petits garçons une douzaine avec une vergette, les grands au bâton

   He gave the young boys a dozen with a light rod, the big ones with a cane

2. A clothes-brush
3. (heraldry) A pale at least fivefold thinner then usual

Synonyms

• (small rod): vergeron

Derived terms

• vergeté
• vergetier

Related terms

• vergé
• vergée
• verger
• vergeture