ferrules
Meaning of ferrules
plural noun
a ring or cap, typically a metal one, which strengthens the end of a handle, stick, or tube and prevents it from splitting or wearing.
early 17th century: alteration (probably by association with Latin ferrum ‘iron’) of obsolete verrel, from Old French virelle, from Latin viriola, diminutive of viriae ‘bracelets’.
Information about ferrules
- It is a name.
- The singular form of ferrules is: ferrule.
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Hyphenation of ferrules
fer-rules
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- ferrules is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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