smeden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- coin noun A small, flat piece of metal issued by a government as money.
- forge noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
- forgery noun The crime of faking a document, signature, or artwork to deceive people.
- malleate adj Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.
Senses
smeden is used for these senses in English:
- coin (by extension) To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).
- forge (metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- forgery The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.
- malleate (rare) To beat into shape with a hammer. [from 1598]
coin — full definition
- noun A small, flat piece of metal issued by a government as money.
- verb To invent a new word or phrase.
forge — full definition
- noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
- verb To shape metal by heating and hammering it.
- verb To illegally copy or fake a document, signature, or item.
- verb To build or develop something gradually through effort.