gerbe

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/d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/

noun

A (wheat) sheaf.

OriginFrench gerbe →
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Meanings

noungerbe (plural gerbes)

plural gerbes

  1. obsoleteA (wheat) sheaf.
  2. Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
  3. mathematicsAn abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
  4. pyrotechnicsA kind of ornamental firework.

    on the top of the post fix a gerbe; then clothe all the cases with leaders , so that both they and the gerbe may take fire at the same time

    1835, Frederick Bruhl, The Complete Art of Making Fireworks

Origin

  1. Frenchgerbe“sheaf”
  2. Englishgerbe

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gerbe

superbherbverbcurbdisturbSerbrefurbreverbblurbkerbperturbburbgerbacerbbirbdeturb
All rhymes →

Anagrams

grebeGebre
Cite this entry
APA

gerbe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerbe

MLA

“gerbe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerbe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gerbe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gerbe.

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