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nombril

/ˈnɒmbɹɪl/ UK
/ˈnɑmbɹəl/ US

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Borrowed from Middle French nombril.

noun nombrils

A point halfway between the fess point (centre of the shield) and the middle base (bottom) point of an escutcheon.
Similar: navel point, nombril point

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"nombril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nombril. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nombril. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nombril

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"nombril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nombril.

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@misc{nombril_2026,
  title = {nombril},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nombril},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}