Bars gemel(Her.), two barrulets placed near and parallel to each other.

Gemel
(Gem"el) n.

1. One of the twins. [Obs.] Wyclif.

2. (Heb.) One of the barrulets placed parallel and closed to each other. Cf. Bars gemel, under Gemel, a.

Two gemels silver between two griffins passant.
Strype.

Gemel hinge(Locksmithing), a hinge consisting of an eye or loop and a hook.Gemel ring, a ring with two or more links; a gimbal. See Gimbal.Gemel window, a window with two bays.

Gemellipa-rous
(Gem`el*lip"a-rous) a. [L. gemellipara, fem., gemellus twin + parere to bear, produce.] Producing twins. [R.] Bailey.

Geminal
(Gem"i*nal) a. [L. geminus twin.] A pair. [Obs.] Drayton.

Geminate
(Gem"i*nate) a. [L. geminatus, p. p. of genimare to double. See Gemini.] (Bot.) In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; as, geminate flowers. Gray.

Geminate
(Gem"i*nate) v. t. To double. [R.] B. Jonson.

Gemination
(Gem`i*na"tion) n. [L. geminatio.] A doubling; duplication; repetition. [R.] Boyle.

Gemini
(||Gem"i*ni) n. pl. [L., twins, pl. of geminus; cf. Skr. jmi related as brother or sister.] (Astron.) A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two bright stars Castor and Pollux; also, the third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about May 20th.

Geminiflorous
(Gem`i*ni*flo"rous) a. [L. geminus twin + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Having the flowers arranged in pairs.

Geminous
(Gem"i*nous) a. [L. geminus.] Double; in pairs. Sir T. Browne.

Geminy
(Gemi*ny) n. [See Gemini.] Twins; a pair; a couple. [Obs.] Shak.

Gemitores
(||Gem`i*to"res) n. pl. [NL., fr. L. gemere, gemitum, to sign, moan.] (Zoöl.) A division of birds including the true pigeons.

Gemma
(||Gem"ma) n.; pl. Gemmæ [L., a bud.]

1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.

2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one at a time from the parent cell.

Gemara
(Ge*ma"ra) n. [Heb.] (Jewish Law) The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna

Gemaric
(Ge*mar"ic) a. Pertaining to the Gemara.

Gemarist
(Ge*ma"rist) n. One versed in the Gemara, or adhering to its teachings.

Gemel
(Gem"el) a. [OF. gemel twin, F. jumeau, L. gemellus twin, doubled, dim. of geminus. See Gemini, and cf. Gimmal.] (Her.) Coupled; paired.


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