marteaux

marteaux is the plural of marteau.

Meaning of marteau

marteau (plural marteaux)

A postiche curl.
- A wreath of wild roses, without foliage, crosses the top of the head in front and under the roll of the first marteau;1886 April 1, “Fashionable Coiffures, and the Care of the Hair”, in Myra's threepenny (mid-monthly) journal (and childrens bazaar)., page 120

marteaux (uncountable)

(historical) A game played at court in the 15th and 16th centuries, involving marble-sized variously colored ivory balls and a board with holes.
- After he had supped the King had him brought immediately to the Queen's own chamber, where she and her ladies were playing at the marteaux; and some of her ladies were playing at closheys of ivory, and dancing , and some at divers other games: the which sight was full pleasant to them.1845, John Allen Giles, The chronicles of the white rose of York, page 147
- In another part of the room three or four middle-aged dames, who acted as governesses to the young princesses, were seated at a table playing at marteaux — a game in which little ivory balls were placed in the holes of a board — with the two tutors of the young princes .1875, William Harrison Ainsworth, The Goldsmith's Wife, page 13

What does marteaux mean?: Marteaux means a game played at court in the 15th and 16th centuries, involving marble-sized variously colored ivory balls and a board with holes.
What is marteaux the plural of?: Marteaux is the plural of marteau.
What part of speech is marteaux?: Marteaux is a noun.

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