Malleate

[mæli(:)'eit]

Definition

(v. t.) To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.

Edited by Carmella

Definition

v.t. to hammer: to form into a plate or leaf by hammering.—adj. Mall′eable that may be malleated or beaten out by hammering.—ns. Mall′eableness Malleabil′ity quality of being malleable; Malleā′tion.—adj. Mall′eiform hammer-shaped.—n. Mall′eus one of the small bones of the middle ear in mammals.

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