matoir
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of MATTOIR subst. masc.
Petit outil de fer qui sert aux Graveurs & Damasquineurs pour amatir l'or, & le faire tenir dans les ciselures qu'ils ont preparées pour cela.
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