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hammered

hammered

4.8
Metal shaped with a hammer that shows small marks
  • adjective
  • /ˈhæmərd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : martillado
  • This stunning sculpture features a hammered finish that catches the light elegantly.

Examples

  • The blacksmith shaped the red-hot metal into a horseshoe, leaving the surface beautifully hammered.

  • The artisan displayed a hammered copper bowl that showcased intricate craftsmanship.

  • The deck is hammered, but what do you think?

  • So we really like to use that double hammered so that it stays put.

  • We're going to have like a gold hammered kind of looking table, but we got these chairs in so happy.

  • Such helmets were made of a single piece hammered over a mould which greatly increased their strength.

  • After the sword is hammered into shape, which is a straight blade, it is covered in a layer of clay, a thick layer for the spine and a thin layer for the blade itself.

Synonyms

wrought
vshammered
  • Specialized
11 8.1

Shaped by hammering or careful work

is the specific method that leaves visible tool marks
beaten
vshammered
  • Specialized
6.5

Metal that people make thin and flat by hitting it with a hammer

is more about visible tool marks than making material thin

Antonyms

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

1 5.5

Not made into a finished object

Idioms

People criticize and pressure those who stand out to be like everyone else

How Textured

rough
164 1.0
textured
13 4.1
hammered
  • Specialized
4.8
brushed
  • Specialized
1 3.8
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

hammered positive

Morphology

hammered = hammer (transparent) = hammer + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial adjective formed from the verb 'hammer', so its meaning is directly derived from 'hammer' + '-ed'.

Etymology

Hammered comes from the tool hammer, which means 'to hit'. It originally described metal that was 'beaten' with a hammer, so a hammered finish shows the marks left by those strikes.