noun
Meaning 1
A (wheat) sheaf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
gerbe
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/d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)b
noun
Meaning 2
Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A kind of ornamental firework.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: pyrotechnics
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History
Etymology
Late 16th century, borrowed from French gerbe (“sheaf”). Doublet of garb.