Etymology From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”). The modern form is influenced by the Latin etymon.
half a million which Demon considered henceforth as a loan his cousin should certainly refund him if sanity counted for something on this gemel planet.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 197:
two gemells silver between two griffins passant1698, John Strype, Life of the learned Sir Thomas Smith:
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Historical A finger ring which splits into two horizontally.
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A pair of trees that fuse together, or are contained in the same trunk.
gemel
adj
Etymology From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus (“twin”). The modern form is influenced by the Latin etymon.