Varvel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Varvel is a noun meaning (falconry, heraldry) A metal ring bearing the owner's name or coat of arms, attached to a hawk's jesses. Used for identifying birds.
Meaning
(falconry, heraldry) A metal ring bearing the owner's name or coat of arms, attached to a hawk's jesses. Used for identifying birds.
Example Sentences
1894 — James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, s.v. Falcon. To the jesses, it is said, are attached the varvels, sometimes written vervels, or rings.
Word Forms
- varvels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vervel, collar, virole, brail, vair, bearing.
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