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Malleate

Malleate \Mal"le*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Malleated; p. pr. & vb. n. Malleating.] [L. malleatus hammered, fr. malleus a hammer. See Mall, v. t.] To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.

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malleate

  1. 1 (context zoology English) Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer. 2 (context malacology of a shell English) Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered. v

  2. (context rare English) To beat into shape with a hammer.