swage

American  

[sweyj] / sweɪdʒ /

noun

swages plural

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

Derived Forms

• swager
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• swages
  plural

Etymology

Origin of swage

1325–75; Middle English souage < Middle French

Example Sentences

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 • Sep. 20, 2016

Tell them that they may swiftly swage their fears, Safe in the mercy I by rule extend To vanquished ones.

From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas

If we were to use a top and a bottom swage, as in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

In some cases, for small work, the upper swage is guided by the lower one: thus, in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

For large hand-made forgings the swage block, such as in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua