gimmal

American  

[gim-uhl, jim-uhl] / ˈgɪm əl, ˈdʒɪm əl /

noun

1. any of various joints for transmitting motion between rotating parts, as in a timepiece.

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Etymology

Origin of gimmal

1520–30; alteration of gemel (originally in plural) twin, Middle English gemelles (< Old French gemeles ) < Latin gemellus (singular), diminutive of geminus twin

Example Sentences

A gimmal or gimbal ring, Fr. gemeau, utr. a Lat.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various

And in their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit Lies foul with chew'd Grass, still and motionless.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

The gimmal betrothal ring was formerly a favourite pattern, and consisted of three circlets attached to a spring or pivot, and could be closed so as to appear like one solid ring.

From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary