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vergette

vergette noun: a small pale (vertical band down the middle of a shield).

vergette: a small pale (vertical band down the middle of a shield)
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Noun

vergette (plural vergettes)

  1. A small pale (vertical band down the middle of a shield).

Forms of vergette

pluralvergettes

Origin of vergette

From French.

Questions about vergette

What does vergette mean?
Vergette means a small pale (vertical band down the middle of a shield).
What part of speech is vergette?
Vergette is a noun.
What is the plural of vergette?
The plural of vergette is vergettes.

Words near vergette in the dictionary

  1. Verges Creek
  2. verges on
  3. vergescu
  4. Vergeses
  5. vergeth
  6. vergette
  7. vergettes
  8. vergiform
  9. Vergil
  10. Vergilian
  11. Vergilianism

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