émerillon
See also: Emerillon
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French emerillon, from Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril, from Frankish *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
émerillon m (plural émerillons)
- swivel (piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis)
- merlin
- Synonym: faucon émerillon
Further reading edit
- “émerillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.