Gerbe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gerbe is a noun meaning (now obsolete) A (wheat) sheaf.
Meaning
(now obsolete) A (wheat) sheaf.
More Meanings
- Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
- (mathematics) An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
- (pyrotechnics) A kind of ornamental firework.
Example Sentences
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 time
Word Forms
- gerbes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sheaf, gait, shass, capsheaf, reap, icker.
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