gerbe
noun/d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/
Etymology Late 16th century, borrowed from French gerbe (“sheaf”). Doublet of garb.
1
Obsolete A (wheat) sheaf.
2
Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
3
Mathematics, Sciences An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
4
A 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 time1835, Frederick Bruhl, The Complete Art of Making Fireworks: