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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See gimbal.

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Examples

  • It was a silver gimmel ring, a style said to be popular among Americans.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • It was a silver gimmel ring, a style said to be popular among Americans.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • It was a silver gimmel ring, a style said to be popular among Americans.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • Used by the Greeks, Romans, and those in late Middle Ages, gimmel stems from the word gemelli, meaning "twins."

    Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: Make This V-day a Sensual One 2009

  • But the question then becomes this: Have I already heard why the Hebrew word "eretz" is spelled with a gimmel?

    Funny in Theory, Not in Practice 2008

  • I attended my first new gimmel class at ulpan today and it went well --she--my fav teacher-- was talking and I was nodding and suddenly realized I was nodding because I clearly understood what she was saying and it wasn't in english which she doesn't really know and so almost never uses but it seemed so clear that I thought for a minute it must be in english.

    Ooo where are the New Year cards? Yael K 2006

  • There may be a new gimmel course in the evening if 10 or more people from our current bet class are interested and sign up.

    Archive 2006-01-01 Yael K 2006

  • I attended my first new gimmel class at ulpan today and it went well --she--my fav teacher-- was talking and I was nodding and suddenly realized I was nodding because I clearly understood what she was saying and it wasn't in english which she doesn't really know and so almost never uses but it seemed so clear that I thought for a minute it must be in english.

    Archive 2006-09-01 Yael K 2006

  • On the four sides of the dreidel are four Hebrew letters: nun, gimmel, heh, and shin, that all together spell out the phrase “A great miracle happened there.”

    Swell Holiday Cynthia Rowley 2003

  • If the dreidel lands on gimmel, the spinner gets gantz, which means “all”—the whole pot.

    Swell Holiday Cynthia Rowley 2003

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