vervelle
American
[vur-vel]
/ vɜrˈvɛl /
noun
Armor.
Etymology
Origin of vervelle
Apparently < Middle French vervelle, Old French verviele hinge, ring on a hawk's leash < Vulgar Latin *vertibellum, diminutive of Late Latin vertibulum, re-formation of Latin vertebra joint, vertebra
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