swage

noun

a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

verb

form metals with a swage

Roots

souageswage- · French · decorative groove, molding

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The word swage breaks down into one root of French origin: the root swage, from French souage (“decorative groove, molding”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.