Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mattoir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mat-toir
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of coarse punch with a rasp-like face, used for making a rough surface on etching ground, or on the naked copper, the effect after biting being very similar to stippled lines.

Etymology

French matoir

Inflected Forms

mattoirs (plural)

Questions

What does mattoir mean?: A kind of coarse punch with a rasp-like face, used for making a rough surface on etching ground, or on the naked copper, the effect after biting being very similar to stippled lines.
Where does mattoir come from?: French matoir

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