Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MAL'LE-A-BLE
MAL-LE-A-BIL'I-TYMAL'LE-A-BLE-NESS
MAL'LE-A-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. malleus. See Mall.]
That may be drawn out and extended by beating; capable of extension by the hammer; a quality of metals, particularly of gold. Newton.
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