ferrule
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- noun
- /ˈfɛrəl/
- Specialized
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ferrule
- Many artist brushes have a metal ferrule to hold the bristles firmly in place.
- ferrule design
Examples
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So they have sent me this ferrule which is a pencil extender made of brass and stainless steel.
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Jack, there is no ferrule inside the plastic line from the valve to the ice maker.
Blog text (4) -
Some shoe fragments were also sorted out; a walking stick with an iron ferrule lay close by.
Fiction book (1998) -
This new valve does have a ferrule inside it, which the water line slips over.
Blog text (4) -
It was a handsome staff (he saw at first); no, a walking stick, ebony, carved with a handle in the form of a closed fist over a ring, and chased all down the shaft to a copper ferrule.
Fiction book (1994) -
The metal ferrule at the end of my walking stick prevents it from splitting.
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She secured the end of the umbrella with a sturdy ferrule to add extra support.
Synonyms
A metal cap fitted over the end of a wooden handle to stop splitting
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Ferrule comes from the Latin word ferrula, a small thing made from ferrum 'iron'. So a ferrule is literally a little metal cap or band that protects the end of a stick or handle and stops it from splitting.