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vergette

French, noun/vɛʁ.ʒɛt/

vergette is a French feminine noun meaning “a small (wooden) rod” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite baguette, petite verge”.

What does vergette mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininea small (wooden) rod

  2. 2

    femininea clothes-brush

  3. 3

    femininea pale at least fivefold thinner than usual

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Petite baguette, petite verge. 2. Bâtonnet recouvert de glu, pour capturer les oiseaux. 3. Tige métallique à faible section qui renforce la solidité d’un panneau de vitrail. 4. Bande verticale de peu de largeur au milieu de l’écu.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of vergette

  • vergettes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce vergette?

  • /vɛʁ.ʒɛt/
  • \vɛʁ.ʒɛt\
  • [vɛʁ.ʒɛt]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.