vervelle

American

[vur-vel] / vɜrˈvɛl /

noun

Armor.

any of a number of staples riveted along the base of a basinet to hold an aventail.

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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