enclume

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French

enclume

Etymology

Inherited from Old French anclume, from Latin incūs, incūdem, through a variant Vulgar Latin form *incūdō, incūdinem (compare Italian incudine). The intrusive -l- probably influenced by Latin inclūdō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.klym/
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Noun

enclume f (plural enclumes)

  1. anvil (block used in blacksmithing)
  2. (anatomy) anvil, incus

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