Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In rotifers, having the mallei stout, the manubria and unci being of equal length: as, the malleate type of trophi.
- To hammer; form into a plate or leaf by beating.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Possessing or resembling a
malleus , or another structure shaped like ahammer . - adjective malacology Having a surface with
shallow round indentations , resembling copper that has been hammered. - verb rare To
beat intoshape with ahammer .
Etymologies
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From Latin malleātus, perfect passive participle of *malleō, related to malleus ("a hammer, mallet").
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