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Virole vs Virile - What's the difference?

virole | virile |

As a noun virole

is a ring surrounding a bugle or hunting horn.

As an adjective virile is

being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.

virole

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (heraldry) A ring surrounding a bugle or hunting horn.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    virile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
  • (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

    • Antonyms

    * nonvirile

    Derived terms

    * virility ----