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enclume.

anvil (block used in blacksmithing)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑ̃.klym/
  1. anvil (block used in blacksmithing)

    feminine
  2. anvil, incus

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

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