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vervelle

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ver⋅velle

[vur-vel]
–noun Armor.
any of a number of staples riveted along the base of a basinet to hold an aventail.

Origin:
appar. < MF vervelle, OF verviele hinge, ring on a hawk's leash < VL *vertibellum, dim. of LL vertibulum, re-formation of L vertebra joint, vertebra
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