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humet.

A fesse or bar cut off short at each end.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A fesse or bar cut off short at each end.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. The OED speculates that it might derive from Old French heaumet (whence helmet), a diminutive of heaume (“helm”) supposedly applied to the bar of it; however, compare the early (1600s) use of humet for a slab of stone or tombstone.

adj
  1. Humetté, couped.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. The OED speculates that it might derive from Old French heaumet (whence helmet), a diminutive of heaume (“helm”) supposedly applied to the bar of it; however, compare the early (1600s) use of humet for a slab of stone or tombstone.

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