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Wiktionary

  1. n. Plural form of swage.
  2. v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of swage.

Etymologies

  1. Middle English, ornamental border, from Old French souage.

Examples

  • “In order to fashion his iron and steel into the various forms demanded by his customers, he has small blocks of steel into which are sunk cavities of different shapes; these are called swages, and are generally in pairs.”

    On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures

  • “Alfa Romeo The Giulietta starts with the great quote of the Alfa Romeo hawk-bill grille up front, then unfolds in graceful, wind-whipped ribbons of hood accents, light lines and the shoulder swages that unite at the hatch.”

    The Wall Street Journal: For Alfa Romeo, a Return Stateside

  • “As for the Giulietta, it starts with the great quote of the Alfa Romeo hawk-bill grille up front, then unfolds in graceful, wind-whipped ribbons of hood accents, light lines and the shoulder swages that unite at the hatch.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Alfa Romeo Readies a Stirring Stateside Return

  • “Mark set up his forge in one corner, the tongs, hammers, swages, and punches of various shapes and sizes ranged on a shelf next to his old anvil and a tub full of dusty coal.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Dirty Life

  • “He continues to rack his tools, in contrast to the ordered disorder of Yarrl's hammers and punches and swages.”

    The Magic Engineer

  • “I also have some hot sets and some forks and swages and fullers-but not nearly enough.”

    The Magic Engineer

  • “Some he recognizes, like the standard hammers, swages, fullers, and punches laid out on the hearth edge in easy reach.”

    The Magic Engineer

  • “* Be sure to point out and explain proper use of swages and fullers and several applications of the processes.”

    Chapter 10

  • “The swages correspond to the intended rounded sectional form of the ends of the link, which is placed in position between the swages in a similar manner to that described for Fig. 7_b_, so that both ends are rounded or finished off at once.”

    Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891

  • “The ninth operation (illustrated in Fig. 9) is to bring the middle portion of each link -- that is to say, the side members and the cross stay -- to the finished rounded form, which is also performed by means of a pair of dies or swages.”

    Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891

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