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gule en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡjuːl/

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) The throat; the gullet.
    • The crest, however, is conspicuous as the head is flung up, and by the opening of the bill, which is a very marked feature, the brilliant yellow gule which matches in colour the naked outer skin at the base of the mandibles becomes plainly visible. 1901, Edmund Selous, Bird Watching, Chapter 7:
    • throats so wide and gules so gluttonous 1659, John Gauden, The Tears, Sighs, Complaints, and Prayers of the Church of England:

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