gemel noun & adjective. ['dʒɛm(ǝ)l] Also gemew, gemow. LME.
[Old French from Latin gemellus, dim. of geminus twin. See also GIMMAL.]
A. noun.
1. In pl. Twins; things associated in pairs. LME-E17.

2. Heraldry. In pl. Bars or barrulets placed together as a couple. LME-M18.

3. A hinge. Now only in gemel-hinge, a hinge consisting of an eye or loop and a hook. LME.

4. 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.

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