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Martel vs Marcel - What's the difference?

martel | marcel |

As nouns the difference between martel and marcel

is that martel is a hammer, especially a war hammer while marcel is a hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.

As verbs the difference between martel and marcel

is that martel is to make a blow with, or as with, a hammer while marcel is to wave hair by the marcel method.

As an adjective marcel is

of, producing, or related to marcel waves.

As a proper noun Marcel is

a given name derived from French occasionally borrowed from French.

martel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hammer, especially a war hammer.
  • Synonyms

    * (medieval hammer-like weapon) pole hammer, war hammer

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
  • (Spenser)

    Anagrams

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    marcel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
  • A marcel wave.
  • Verb

    (marcell)
  • To wave hair by the marcel method.
  • (figuratively) To wave.
  • References

    * OED , 2nd edition

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, producing, or related to marcel waves.
  • Anagrams

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