swage
(swāj)n.
1. A tool used in bending or shaping cold metal.
2. A stamp or die for marking or shaping metal with a hammer.
3. A swage block.
tr.v. swaged, swag·ing, swag·es
To bend or shape by or as if by using a swage.
[Middle English, ornamental border, from Old French souage.]
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swage
(sweɪdʒ)n
1. (Tools) a shaped tool or die used in forming cold metal by hammering, pressing, etc
2. (Art Terms) a decorative moulding
vb
(Tools) (tr) to form (metal) with a swage
[C19: from French souage, of unknown origin]
ˈswager n
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swage
(sweɪdʒ)n., v. swaged, swag•ing. n.
1. a tool, die, or stamp for giving a particular shape to metal on an anvil, in a stamping press, etc.
v.t. 2. to bend or shape by means of a swage.
[1325–75; Middle English souage < Middle French (of uncertain orig.)]
swag′er, n.
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swage
Past participle: swaged
Gerund: swaging
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Swage
A die-like tool designed for use by blacksmiths for shaping metal.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  swage - a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swagingtool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation |
| Verb | 1. | swage - form metals with a swage |
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