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Such rings were known as Gemel or Gimmal rings, the word being derived from the Latin _gemellus_, twins.
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Unlike the '50s and' 60s when dancers like Kerioka (ph) and Gemel (ph) were admired and respected for their art, belly dancing is now generally seen as vulgar and even sinful, or haram (ph).
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But the crowning excitement was yet to come, and the rapture with which the crowd had greeted the Sheykh el-Gemel was as nothing compared with their ecstasy when the Mahmal, preceded by another group of mounted officers and borne by a gigantic camel, was seen coming through the gateway.
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A shiver of delight ran through the crowd at sight of this holy man – the famous Sheykh of the Camel (Sheykh el-Gemel), the "great, good Priest" – the idol of the people.
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•Gemel Smith (79): We can no longer slot him down the rankings simply due to his size (5-9, 150).
USATODAY.com News 2011
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Gemel is the name for a special type of bottle: Two bottles with curved necks are heated and joined to form one unit for two liquids.
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Gemel jugs were made by potters in Connecticut and New York in the 18th and 19th centuries.
JSOnline.com 2010
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Gemel jugs were made by potters in Connecticut and New York in the 18th and 19th centuries.
JSOnline.com 2010
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B = Bet G = Gemel D = Dalet H = Heh V = Vau Z = Zain Ch = Chet ------- not correct for pronunciation.
The Way We Lived Then Messud, Claire 2006
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