nombril

nom·bril  (nmbrl)

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 *umbilculus, from Latin, diminutive of umbilcus; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]

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nombril [ˈnɒmbrɪl]

n

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

[from French, literally: navel]

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Noun

1.

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