Swage Definition

swāj
swaged, swages, swaging
noun
swages
A kind of tool for bending or shaping metal.
Webster's New World
A die or stamp for shaping or marking metal by hammering.
Webster's New World
A swage block.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
swaged, swaging
To use a swage on; shape, bend, etc. with a swage.
Webster's New World

Obsolete form of assuage.

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Other Word Forms of Swage

Noun

Singular:
swage
Plural:
swages

Origin of Swage

  • Middle English ornamental border from Old French souage

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From assuage by aphesis.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Old French souage.

    From Wiktionary

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