nombril

(näm′brəl)

noun

Heraldry the point on a shield just below the true center; navel point

Origin: Fr, the navel, for OFr lombril < LL *umbiliculus, dim. < L umbilicus, navel

See nombril in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Heraldry

The point on an escutcheon between the fess point and the base point; the midpoint in the lower half of the escutcheon.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from (u)n ombril, (a) navel

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *umbilīculus

Origin: , from Latin

Origin: , diminutive of umbilīcus; see nobh- in Indo-European roots

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