anvil : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: anvil	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for anvil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anvil n a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes Synonym(s): incus, anvil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anvil \An"vil\, n. [OE. anvelt, anfelt, anefelt, AS. anfilt, onfilt; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. anafalz, D. aanbeld.] 1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped. 2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically (Anat.), the incus. See {Incus}. {To be on the anvil}, to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anvil \An"vil\, v. t. To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. --Beau. & Fl.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Anvil the rendering of the Hebrew word , "beaten," found only in Isa. 41:7.