English Explanatory Dictionary

swage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item.
verb
  1. To bend or shape through use of a swage.
verb
  1. Obsolete form of assuage.

Pronunciation

/ˈsweɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈswɛd͡ʒ/ en-us-swage.ogg

Word forms

swage swages swaging swaged suage

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English swage, from Old French souage (“decorative groove”), from soue (“rope”), from Vulgar Latin *soca, from Gaulish *souca (“cord”), from Proto-Celtic *soukā, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to twist, bend”).

Derived words

swage block reswage swageable swager
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