different between martel vs marcel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French martel (modern French marteau), from Late Latin martellus, from Latin martulus, a variant of marculus (“small hammer”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??t?l/

Noun

martel (plural martels)

1. A hammer, especially a war hammer.

Synonyms

• (medieval hammer-like weapon): pole hammer, war hammer

Verb

martel (third-person singular simple present martels, present participle martelling, simple past and past participle martelled)

1. (obsolete) To strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer.

See also

• Martel (surname)

Anagrams

• Tramel, armlet, malter, tramel

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?rt?l

Verb

martel

1. first-person singular present indicative of martelen
2. imperative of martelen

French

Noun

martel m (plural martels)

1. Archaic spelling of marteau.

Derived terms

• se mettre martel en tête

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

martel m (plural martels)

1. (Jersey) cognac

Synonyms

• couongnac

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin martellus, from Latin martulus, variant of Latin marculus.

Noun

martel m (oblique plural marteaus or marteax or martiaus or martiax or martels, nominative singular marteaus or marteax or martiaus or martiax or martels, nominative plural martel)

1. hammer (tool)

Derived terms

• marteler

Descendants

• French: marteau; se mettre martel en tête
• ? English: martel
• ? Dutch: martel
• Norman: marté (Jersey)

English

Etymology

Apparently from the French name Marcel, but accounts vary regarding who invented the style.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??(?)?s?l/

Noun

marcel (plural marcels)

1. A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
2. A marcel wave.

Related terms

• marcel wave

Verb

marcel (third-person singular simple present marcels, present participle marcelling, simple past and past participle marcelled)

1. (transitive) To wave (hair) by the marcel method.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To wave.

References

• OED, 2nd edition

Anagrams

• Carmel, calmer, carmel