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Pronunciation : Gem"el
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OF. gemel twin, F. jumeau, L. gemellus twin, doubled, dim. of geminus. See Gemini, and cf. Gimmal.] (Her.)
Definition : Defn: Coupled; paired. Bars gemel (Her.), two barrulets placed near and parallel to each other.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Gem"el
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One of the twins. [Obs.] Wyclif.

2. (Heb.)

Defn: One of the barrulets placed parallel and closed to each other. Cf. Bars gemel, under Gemel, a. 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913