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martel
[ mahr-tel, mahr-tel ]
/ ˈmɑr tɛl, mɑrˈtɛl /
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noun
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
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Also called mar·tel-de-fer [mahr-tel-duh-fer, mahr-tel-]. /ˈmɑr tɛl dəˈfɛr, mɑrˈtɛl-/.
Origin of martel
1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French <Vulgar Latin *martellus, diminutive of Latin martulus, marculus hammer
Words nearby martel
mart, Marta, Martaban, martagon, Martagon lily, martel, martelé, martellato, Martello tower, martempering, marten
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