Etymology

gerbe

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Today it means: A (wheat) sheaf. Full definition →

French gerbe
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  1. French · borrowed fromgerbe“sheaf”
  2. English todaygerbe

Late 16th century, borrowed from French gerbe (“sheaf”). Doublet of garb.

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