| 单词 | anvil |
| 释义 | anvil /an"vil/, n. 1. a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes. 2. anything having a similar form or use. 3. the fixed jaw in certain measuring instruments. 4. Also called anvil cloud, anvil top. Meteorol. incus (def. 2). 5. a musical percussion instrument having steel bars that are struck with a wooden or metal beater. 6. Anat. incus (def. 1). [bef. 900; ME anvelt, anfelt, OE anfilt(e), anfealt; c. MD anvilte, OHG anafalz. See ON, FELT2] |
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