varvel
See also: Varvel
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old French vervelle (“falcon's leg fetter”), from Vulgar Latin derivation of Latin vertibulum (“joint”).
Noun edit
varvel (plural varvels)
- (falconry, heraldry) A metal ring bearing the owner's name or coat of arms, attached to a hawk's jesses. Used for identifying birds.
- 1894 — James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, s.v. Falcon.
- To the jesses, it is said, are attached the varvels, sometimes written vervels, or rings.
- 1894 — James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, s.v. Falcon.