swage

American  

[sweyj] / sweɪdʒ /

noun

1. a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.

2. a tool, die, or stamp for giving a particular shape to metal on an anvil, in a stamping press, etc.

3. swage block.

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verb (used with object)

swaged, swaging

1. to bend or shape by means of a swage.

2. to reduce or taper (an object), as by forging or squeezing.

swage British  

/ sweɪdʒ /

noun

1. a shaped tool or die used in forming cold metal by hammering, pressing, etc

2. a decorative moulding

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verb

1. (tr) to form (metal) with a swage

Other Word Forms

• swager noun

Etymology

Origin of swage

1325–75; Middle English souage < Middle French

Example Sentences

The styling isn’t too dramatic, but it is curvy and features a distinctive “swage” line on the sides that -- I kid you not -- apes the one on the latest Toyota Supra sports car.

From Fox News

An anvil sits in the center of the space near a grooved swage block for shaping metal and a power hammer for pounding it.

From Washington Post

This form of shoe rasp is the one in general use at this time, having almost entirely superseded the flat and swaged rasps formerly in use.

From Project Gutenberg

The bolster is formed with the aid of a die and swage called “prints,” and the tang is drawn out.

From Project Gutenberg

A practical hand-book on filing, gumming, swaging, hammering, and the brazing of band saws, the speed, work, and power to run circular saws, etc.

From Project Gutenberg