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.
• 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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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