exergue
/ɪkˈsəːɡ
/ /ɛkˈsəːɡ / /ˈɛksəːɡ /noun
A small space or inscription below the principal emblem on a coin or medal, usually on the reverse side.
Origin
Late 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin exergum, from ex- 'out' + Greek ergon 'work' (probably as a rendering of French hors d'oeuvre 'something lying outside the work').
Rhymes
- undersigned
- undersize
- undersized
- underskirt
- underslung
- undersoil
- undersold
- under someone's nose
- under someone's spell
- under someone's thumb
- undersow
- underspend
- understaffed
- understaffing
- understairs
- understand
- understandability
- understandable
- understandably
- understander
- understanding
- understandingly
- under starter's orders
- understate
- understated