Etymology

malleation

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Today it means: The act or process of malleating (beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal) Full definition →

Latin malleatio
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  1. Latin · derived frommalleatio
  2. English todaymalleation

From Latin malleatio. Compare Old French malleation.

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