femerell

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noun

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.

OriginMiddle English fumerelle ← Old French fumeraille ← Latin fumus →
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Meanings

nounfemerell (plural femerells)

plural femerells · alternative femerall · alternative fumerell

  1. historicalThe 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.

Origin

  1. Latinfumus“smoke”
  2. Old Frenchfumeraille
  3. Middle Englishfumerelle
  4. Englishfemerell

Borrowed from Middle English fumerelle, from Old French fumeraille; ultimately derived from Latin fumus (“smoke”). Likely a doublet of fumarole.

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APA

femerell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femerell

MLA

“femerell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femerell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “femerell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femerell.

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