What does pommel mean?
Definitions for pommel
ˈpʌm əl, ˈpɒm-pom·mel
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Princeton's WordNet
pommelnoun
a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
pommel, saddlebownoun
handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
knob, pommelverb
an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
pummel, pommel, biffverb
strike, usually with the fist
"The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
Wiktionary
pommelnoun
The upper front brow of a saddle.
pommelnoun
Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.
pommelnoun
The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword.
pommelverb
To pound or beat.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pommelnoun
Etymology: pomeau, Fr. pomo, Italian; appel van t' swaerd, Dutch.
Like pommels round of marble clear,
Where azur’d veins well mixt appear. Philip Sidney, b. ii.Huram finished the two pillars and the pommels, and the chapters which were on the top of the two pillars. 2 Chron.
His chief enemy offered to deliver the pommel of his sword in token of yielding. Philip Sidney.
The starting steed was seiz’d with sudden fright,
And bounding, o’er the pommel cast the knight. Dryden.To Pommelverb
To beat with any thing thick or bulky, to beat black and blue; to bruise; to punch.
Etymology: This word seems to come from pommeler, Fr. to variegate.
ChatGPT
pommel
A pommel is typically referred to as the rounded knob at the end of the handle of a sword or dagger, used to prevent the weapon from slipping out of the hand or shield from sliding down. In gymnastics, it refers to one of the two rounded handles fixed on the top of a pommel horse which athletes use during their performance.
Webster Dictionary
Pommelnoun
a knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form
Pommelnoun
the knob on the hilt of a sword
Pommelnoun
the knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow
Pommelnoun
the top (of the head)
Pommelnoun
a knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion
Pommelverb
to beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists
Etymology: [OE. pomel, OF. pomel, F. pommeau, LL. pomellus, fr. L. pomum fruit, LL. also, an apple. See Pome.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pommel
pum′el, n. a knob or ball: the knob on a sword-hilt: the high part of a saddle-bow.—v.t. to beat as with a pommel, or with anything thick or heavy: to beat soundly: to bruise:—pr.p. pomm′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. pomm′elled.—adjs. Pomm′eled, Pomm′elled (her.), having a rounded knob ending in a smaller one; Pomm′etty, ending in a small knob, esp. of a cross—also Pomm′elé. [O. Fr. pomel (Fr. pommeau)—L. pomum, an apple.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
pommel
The knob on the hilt of a sword. Also the protuberant part of a saddle-bow.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pommel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pommel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- pomoSpanish
- [[nuppi]] (satulassa tai miekan kahvassa)Finnish
- pommeauFrench
- nyeregfőHungarian
- castãoPortuguese
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