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mallet Definition

mal·let (malət)

noun

  1. a kind of hammer, usually with a heavy wooden head and a short handle, for driving a chisel, etc.
    1. a long-handled hammer with a cylindrical wooden head, used in playing croquet
    2. a similar instrument, but with a longer, flexible handle, used in playing polo
  2. a small, light hammer, usually with a felt-covered head, used for playing a vibraphone, xylophone, etc.

Etymology: ME malyet < MFr maillet, dim. of mail < OFr maile: see maul

mallet Synonyms

mallet

n.

mallet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: I use a rubber mallet to finish driving them in.
  • need: We need some mini mallets in the future for Juniors.

Adjective modifier

  • wooden: Players hit colored balls through a series of wire hoops on grass lawn with a wooden mallet.
  • soft: The soft percussion mallets are the low rumbles of winds echoing across the still night.
  • large: We carry a large wood mallet onboard to use in breaking the ice free.
  • big: The concept was: Wander around pretty world with big mallet.
  • small: Tapping all over the floor area with a small rubber mallet highlighted the areas where the tesserae were not fixed to the bed.
  • heavy: We used a heavy paving mallet to put a vibration impulse into the floor with simultaneous measurements being made in both buildings.

Modifies a noun

  • toe: In the case of a mallet toe, trigger toe or claw toe.
  • percussion: Mike's arrangements are stunning: layers of strings, mallet percussion, and guitar ( and some piano and synths ).
  • finger: Some have argued for an expanded role of surgery in the treatment of acute mallet finger.
  • head: Note Aaron's " Meccano " mallet head pictured on the right.
  • injury: Fig 6. An x-ray illustrating mallet finger injury at the DIP joint Imaging studies such as plain radiographs will help reveal fractures.
  • tree: Read more 21-02-2006 12:35 | 0 comment(s ) possible eviction shepton mallet tree sit!

Noun used with modifier

  • shepton: Read more 21-02-2006 12:35 | 0 comment(s ) possible eviction shepton mallet tree sit!
  • croquet: One motorist even admitted to storing a croquet mallet in his car.
  • eviction: Read more 21-02-2006 12:35 | 0 comment(s ) possible eviction shepton mallet tree sit!
  • rubber: A rubber mallet is used to tap the bearing gently into place.
  • meat: Beat chicken breasts with a meat mallet or rolling pin to flatten them slightly.
  • hardwood: The 4 hardwood mallets are 32.5 " long with smaller sized heads.

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