Virole

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A ring surrounding a bugle or hunting horn.

    "[…] except when he has a hood, bells, virols, or rings, and leashes, in which case he is said to be hooded, belled, jessed, and leashed; […]"

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"[…] except when he has a hood, bells, virols, or rings, and leashes, in which case he is said to be hooded, belled, jessed, and leashed; […]"

Etymology

From French virole (“ferrule”). See ferrule.

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