émerillon

French

Alternative forms

émérillon

Etymology

From Middle French emerillon, from Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril, from Frankish *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz. Cognate with German Schmirl, Icelandic smyrill.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /em.ʁi.jɔ̃/, /ɛm.ʁi.jɔ̃/

Noun

émerillon m (plural émerillons)

swivel (piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis)

Further reading

“émerillon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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