femerell
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle English fumerelle, from Old French fumeraille; ultimately derived from Latin fumus (“smoke”). Likely a doublet of fumarole.
Noun[edit]
femerell (plural femerells)
- (historical) The lantern, louvre, or covering placed in the ridge of a hall roof for the purpose of ventilation or letting out the smoke of the fire kindled on a central hearth.
References[edit]
- Femerell at 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
femerell
- Alternative form of fumerelle