# ferrule

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɛɹ.(ə)l/ · frequency rank #98,114

## Definitions
1. A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting.
2. A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting.
3. A band holding parts of an object together.
4. A band holding parts of an object together.
5. A band holding parts of an object together.
6. A band holding parts of an object together.

## Etymology
From Middle English verel, virel, virole (“ferrule; metal pivot on the end of an axle”), altered under the influence of Latin ferrum (“iron”), from Old French virole (“ferrule”), from Latin viriola (“little bracelet”), diminutive of viria (“bracelet worn by men”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *weiros (“crooked”) (compare Middle Irish fiar (“bent, crooked”), Welsh gŵyr, Breton gwar (“curved”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁ros (“threaded, turned, twisted”), from *weyh₁- (“to turn, twist, weave”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ferrule