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femerell

femerell noun: the lantern, louvre, or covering placed in the ridge of a hall roof for the purpose of ventilation or letting out the smoke of the fire kindled on a central hearth.

Noun

femerell (plural femerells)

  1. (historical) The lantern, louvre, or covering placed in the ridge of a hall roof for the purpose of ventilation or letting out the smoke of the fire kindled on a central hearth.

Forms of femerell

pluralfemerells
alternative formfemerall
alternative formfumerell

Origin of femerell

Borrowed from Middle English fumerelle, from Old French fumeraille; ultimately derived from Latin fumus (“smoke”). Likely a doublet of fumarole.

Questions about femerell

What does femerell mean?
Femerell means the lantern, louvre, or covering placed in the ridge of a hall roof for the purpose of ventilation or letting out the smoke of the fire kindled on a central hearth.
What part of speech is femerell?
Femerell is a noun.
What is the plural of femerell?
The plural of femerell is femerells.

Words near femerell in the dictionary

  1. feme sole
  2. femenby
  3. femenine
  4. femerall
  5. femeralls
  6. femerell
  7. femerells
  8. femes
  9. femes covert
  10. femes coverts
  11. femes sole

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