vergette

== English == === Etymology === From French. === Noun === vergette (plural vergettes) (heraldry) A small pale (vertical band down the middle of a shield). === References === “vergette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From verge (“rod”) +‎ -ette, from Latin virga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛʁ.ʒɛt/ === Noun === vergette f (plural vergettes) (literally) a small (wooden) rod a clothes-brush (heraldry) a pale at least fivefold thinner than usual ==== Derived terms ==== vergeté vergetier ==== Related terms ==== vergé vergée verger vergeture === Further reading === “vergette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012