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anvil in Catalan

anvil in Catalan is enclusa — anvil means a heavy block of iron with a flat top, used by blacksmiths as a surface for hammering and shaping hot metal.

anvil in Catalan

enclusa
noun

What does "anvil" mean?

  1. noun A heavy block of iron with a flat top, used by blacksmiths as a surface for hammering and shaping hot metal.
    "The blacksmith rested the glowing horseshoe on the anvil before striking it."
  2. noun The small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear (also called the incus).
    "Sound vibrations pass from the hammer to the anvil and then to the stirrup in the ear."
  3. noun A flat-topped, spreading cloud formation that appears at the top of a thunderstorm.
    "Pilots steered well clear of the anvil cloud building over the mountains."
  4. verb To shape or hammer something as if working it on a blacksmith's anvil.
    "The sculptor anviled the sheet of copper into a curved bowl."
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anvil in a sentence

  • The blacksmith rested the glowing horseshoe on the anvil before striking it.
  • Sound vibrations pass from the hammer to the anvil and then to the stirrup in the ear.
  • Pilots steered well clear of the anvil cloud building over the mountains.
  • The sculptor anviled the sheet of copper into a curved bowl.

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What is "anvil" in Catalan?

"anvil" in Catalan is enclusa. anvil means: A heavy block of iron with a flat top, used by blacksmiths as a surface for hammering and shaping hot metal.

How do you use "anvil" in a sentence?

Example: "The blacksmith rested the glowing horseshoe on the anvil before striking it." In Catalan, "anvil" is enclusa.

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