单词 | pommel |
释义 | pommel /pum"euhl, pom"-/, n. , v. , pommeled, pommeling or (esp. Brit.) pommelled, pommelling. n. 1. a knob, as on the hilt of a sword. 2. the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle. See illus. under saddle. 3. Archit. a spherical ornament or finial. 4. Gymnastics. either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a side horse. v.t. 5. to beat or strike with or as if with the fists or a pommel. Also, pummel. [1300-50; (n.) ME pomel < MF, deriv. of OF pom hilt of a sword < L pomum fruit; see POME, -ELLE] |
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