verge staff

English

noun
Definitions
  • (clock making) The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.

Etymology

Derived from Latin virga (twig, stick, rod, shoot, slender green branch, rod stick, switch, staff, branch).

Origin

Latin

virga

Gloss

twig, stick, rod, shoot, slender green branch, rod stick, switch, staff, branch

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

棒

Emoji

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