nombril

nom·bril

 (nŏm′brəl)

n. Heraldry

The point on an escutcheon between the fess point and the base point; the midpoint in the lower half of the escutcheon.

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[French, from Old French, from (u)n ombril, (a) navel, from Vulgar Latin *umbilīculus, from Latin, diminutive of umbilīcus; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]

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nombril

(ˈnɒmbrɪl)

n

(Heraldry) heraldry a point on a shield between the fesse point and the lowest point

[C16: from French, literally: navel]

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nom•bril

(ˈnɒm brɪl)

n.

the center point in the lower half of an armorial escutcheon.

[1555–65; < French: literally, navel, ultimately < Vulgar Latin *umbilīculus = Latin umbilīc(us) (see umbilicus) + -ulus -ule]

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nombril - the center point on a shield midpoint, centre, center - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

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