Martel
name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hammer, especially a war hammer.
Verb
- 1 To strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer. obsolete
"Her dreadfull weapon she to him addrest, Which on his helmet martelled so hard That made him low incline his lofty crest, And bowd his battred visour to his brest"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"In 1904 we had the pleasure of escorting that veteran speleologist, Monsieur E. A. Martel, through the old and the new caves at Wookey Hole."
Etymology
From Middle English martel, from Old French martel m (modern French marteau m), from Late Latin martellus m, from Latin martulus m, a variant of marculus m (“small hammer”).