jumelle
English
Etymology
French
Adjective
jumelle (not comparable)
- twin; paired; said of various objects made or formed in pairs, such as a binocular opera glass, a pair of gimmal rings, etc.
Noun
jumelle (plural jumelles)
- An object made or formed as a pair, such as a binocular opera glass.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒy.mɛl/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛl
Noun
jumelle f (plural jumelles)
- a female twin; female equivalent of jumeau
- (in plural) A pair of binoculars.
- (heraldry) gemel
Further reading
- “jumelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.