lemel

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noun

metal filings

OriginMiddle English lymail ← Anglo-Norman limaille ← Latin limare →
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Meanings

nounlemel (countable and uncountable, plural lemels)

plural lemels · alternative limail

  1. countableuncountablemetal filings

Origin

  1. Latinlimare
  2. Anglo-Normanlimaille
  3. Middle Englishlymail
  4. Englishlemel

From Middle English lymail, from Anglo-Norman limaille, from Latin limare, a form of limo (“to file”); see further there.

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Translations

Tagalog tayubasi
  • tayubasimetal filings
Cite this entry
APA

lemel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemel

MLA

“lemel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lemel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemel.

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