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gerbes

gerbes is the plural of gerbe.

Meaning of gerbe

Noun

gerbe (plural gerbes)

  1. (obsolete) A (wheat) sheaf.
  2. Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
  3. An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
  4. (pyrotechnics) 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 time1835, Frederick Bruhl, The Complete Art of Making Fireworks

Questions about gerbes

What is gerbes the plural of?
Gerbes is the plural of gerbe.

Words near gerbes in the dictionary

  1. Gerber tube
  2. Gerber tubes
  3. gerbera
  4. gerberas
  5. Gerbert
  6. gerbes
  7. gerbil
  8. gerbilaria
  9. gerbilarium
  10. gerbilectomy
  11. gerbiled

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