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Meaning of NOMBRIL

Pronunciation:  'nâmbril

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the center point on a shield
 
 See Also: center, centre, midpoint

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Nom"bril\, n. [F. nombril, for OF. lombril, i. e.,
ombril, with the article, a dim. fr. L. umbilicus the navel.
See {Navel}.] (Her.)
A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base
point of an escutcheon; -- called also {navel point}. See
{Escutcheon}.
 

 

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