† fermilletn.
Obsolete.
An ornamental clasp, buckle, or setting.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > brooch or pin > [noun]
preenOE
brooch?c1225
pina1275
lacec1384
ouchec1384
troche1434
fermilletc1475
bague1477
fermail1480
fibula1673
stickpin1890
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > fastenings > clasp or buckle > types of
fermilletc1475
fermail1480
agraffec1660
stone-buckle1748
waist-buckle1805
aggrape1846
snake bucklea1882
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > setting > types of
marigold1529
bezel1616
fermillet1633
folier1671
millegrain1927
c1475 Partenay 1082 A formelet, of gret ualure beyng, With presious stonis gernesshed that thyng.
1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint 49 Those Stones were sustayned..by Buckles and Fermillets of Gold for more firmnesse.
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