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gemel (iou) and copula (iou)


gemel (iou)



gemel noun & adjective. Also gemew, gemow. LME.
[Old French from Latin gemellus, dim. of geminus twin. See also GIMMAL.]
A. noun.
In pl. Twins; things associated in pairs. LME-E17.
Heraldry. In pl. Bars or barrulets placed together as a couple. LME-M18.
A hinge. Now only in gemel-hinge, a hinge consisting of an eye or loop and a hook. LME.
Chiefly Hist. A kind of finger-ring, much worn in the 16th cent., which can be divided into two (rarely, three) rings. Also gemel-ring. Cf. GIMMAL. L15.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Twin; double. Now only in Heraldry. L15.

copula (iou)



copula noun. E17.
[Latin = connection, linking of words, formed as CO- + apere fasten: see -ULE.]
Grammar & Logic. That part of a proposition which connects the subject and the predicate; the verb be as a mere sign of predication; a verb with a similar function. E17.
A connection, a link. M17.
Anatomy. A part (e.g. a bone or ligament) connecting Other parts. Now rare or obsolete. L17.
copular adjective M19.