NEBULE

nebule

(noun) a small cloud

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nebule (plural nebules)

(obsolete) A little cloud.

Source: Wiktionary


Neb"ule, n. Etym: [Cf. F. nébule. See nebula.]

Definition: A little cloud; a cloud. [Obs.] O light without nebule. Old Ballad.

Né`bu`lé", Neb"u*ly, a. Etym: [F. nébulé.] (Her.)

Definition: Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subordinary may be bounded.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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