Dictionary entry

Gemel (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Gem″el (?), n. 1. One of the twins. Wyclif.

2. (Heb.) 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.