ferrule
Meaning of ferrule
noun
a ring or cap, typically a metal one, which strengthens the end of a handle, stick, or tube and prevents it from splitting or wearing.
early 17th century: alteration (probably by association with Latin ferrum ‘iron’) of obsolete verrel, from Old French virelle, from Latin viriola, diminutive of viriae ‘bracelets’.
Information about ferrule
- It is a name.
- The plural form of ferrule is: ferrules.
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Hyphenation of ferrule
fer-rule
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- ferrule is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
ferrule synonyms
Meaning collet:
Words that rhyme with ferrule
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