martel

[mahr-tel, mahr-tel]

noun

a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.

Origin of martel

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *martellus, diminutive of Latin martulus, marculus hammer

Also called mar·tel-de-fer

[mahr-tel-duh-fer, mahr-tel-] /ˈmɑr tɛl dəˈfɛr, mɑrˈtɛl-/.

Martel

[mahr-tel; French mar-tel]

noun

Charles. Charles Martel.

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Contemporary Examples of martel

Unfortunately for the bookies, the leak proved correct, and Martel won the award unanimously.
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Historical Examples of martel

My dear Martel, I beg you—I beseech you—to pose for the hands and feet of my grandmother!
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
"Lots of girls are stage-struck," he said presently, breaking in on Mr. Martel's rhapsody.
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Alice Hegan Rice
Well, Mr. Martel told me only last night that he thought you were an object of pity.
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Alice Hegan Rice
The entrance of Mr. Martel put an end to the discussion of the Bartletts.
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Alice Hegan Rice
Mr. Martel was sitting in the arm-chair in an attitude King Lear might have envied.
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Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for martel

Martel

noun

See Charles Martel

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