gerbe
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/
Definition of gerbe
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (obsolete)A (wheat) sheaf.
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noun
- (obsolete)A (wheat) sheaf.
- Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
- An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
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A kind of ornamental firework.
“on the top of the post fix a gerbe; then clothe all the cases with leaders , so that both they and the gerbe may take fire at the same time”
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Etymology
Late 16th century, borrowed from French gerbe (“sheaf”). Doublet of garb.
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