GERBE

Etymology

Noun

gerbe (plural gerbes)

(now obsolete) A (wheat) sheaf.

Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.

(mathematics) An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.

(pyrotechnics) A kind of ornamental firework.

Anagrams

• Gebre, Grebe, grebe

Source: Wiktionary


Gerbe, n. Etym: [F., prop. a sheaf.] (Pyrotechny)

Definition: A kind of ornamental firework. Farrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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