Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Nombril"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nombril \Nom"bril\, n. [F. nombril, for OF. lombril, i. e.,
ombril, with the article, a dim. fr. L. umbilicus the navel.
See {Navel}.] (Her.)
A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base
point of an escutcheon; -- called also {navel point}. See
{Escutcheon}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nombril
n : the center point on a shield
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