martel
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of martel
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *martellus, diminutive of Latin martulus, marculus hammer
Example Sentences
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From Salon • Apr. 28, 2013
The whole story will have to go through Parliament House, and I shall be high-treasoned—as safe as houses—and be fined, and who'll pay for a poor martel!
From Desperate Remedies by Hardy, Thomas
Every martel note had his name of A, B, C, at that time.’
From Two on a Tower by Hardy, Thomas
Il martel d’argento rompe le porte di ferro, or— “A hammer of silver, as we see, Breaks the iron gates of poverty.”
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Leland, Charles Godfrey
The hammer, more usually known by its French name of martel de fer, was a medieval hand-weapon.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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