Pronunciations
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/d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/
Noun
A (wheat) sheaf.
Usage- Obsolete
Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
A kind of ornamental firework.
- Examples
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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 time