marteau
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A wreath of wild roses, without foliage, crosses the top of the head in front and under the roll of the first marteau;"
- "An easy mode of dressing the hair for powder is to part it across the head from ear to ear, turning the front over a high cusion, making the back into a long, loose chignon, with a few marteaux or rolled curls behind the cushion. Sometimes the roll in front is replaced by a series of marteaux placed diagonally ."
- "Swathes: Made from two marteaux, sewn end to end. They are used for encircling the head."
- "Long hanging ringlets were popular and were made using switches, pin curls and marteaux (postiche hair pieces)."