I.a small hammer, a hammer (ante-class. and post-Aug.): “malleus vocatur, quia dum quid calet et molle est, caedit et producit: marcus, malleus major: et dictus marcus, quod major sit ad caedendum, et fortior: marcellus mediocris: marculus malleus pusillus,” Isid. Orig. 19, 7, 2; “Lucil. ib.: tegulas invenit Cinyra, et metalla aeris, item forcipem, martulum, vectem, incudem,” Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 195: “alii caelo et marculo gemmulas exsculpunt,” Front. ad Caes. 4, 4, 3 Mai.: “aerariorum marculi,” Mart. 12, 57, 6.
marcŭlus or martŭlus , i, m. dim. marcus,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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