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fermail.

clasp, buckle

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɛʁ.maj/
  1. clasp, buckle

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French fermail (also fermeil, fermal), from Vulgar Latin *firmāc(u)lum, a noun derived from Latin firmāre (“make fast”). By surface analysis, fermer + -ail. Compare Occitan fermalh, Italian fermaglio.

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