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Mallet (other)
A mallet is a kind of hammer. ''Mallet'' is also the proper US English term for a Polo stick. Mallet may also refer to: Places * Mallet, Paraná, a municipality in southern Brazil * Mallet, Rio de Janeiro, a region in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Mont Mallet, a mountain in France * Mallet Creek (other), in Ohio, USA * Mallet Ranch, a historic ranch in Texas, USA * Mallet (crater), a crater on the Moon Other uses * Mallet percussion, a percussion instrument * Percussion mallet, the mallet used with a percussion instrument * Mallet locomotive, a specific type of steam locomotive * Mallet (surname) (including a list of people with the name) * Mallet family, a French family of bankers and businessmen * Mallet (software project), a collection of java code for natural language processing tasks * Mallet, a common placeholder name for an attacker in computer security, see Alice and Bob * Mallet, alternative term for marlock, a shrubby or small-tree form of ''Eucalyptus'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallet
A mallet is a tool used for imparting force on another object, often made of rubber or sometimes wood, that is smaller than a maul or beetle, and usually has a relatively large head. The term is descriptive of the overall size and proportions of the tool, and not the materials it may be made of, though most mallets have striking faces that are softer than steel. Mallets are used in various industries, such as upholstery work, and a variety of other general purposes. It is a tool of preference for wood workers using chisels with plastic, metal, or wooden handles, as they give a softened strike with a positive drive. * Wooden mallets are usually used in carpentry to knock wooden pieces together, or to drive dowels ,chisels and to apply pressure on joints. A wooden mallet will not deform the striking end of a metal tool, as most metal hammers would. It is also used to reduce the force driving the cutting edge of a chisel, giving better control. Hardwood mallets are also used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallet Family
The Mallet family () is a family of French businessmen and bankers. During the 16th century, the Mallet family first fled from Rouen to Republic of Geneva, Geneva to escape mounting anti-Protestantism, religious oppression by the state. In 1810, #Barons, one branch was titled under the First French Empire, French Empire, followed by #Barons2, a lesser branch under Louis XVIII in 1816. Besides banking, fields in which members have excelled include science, the military, law, and politics. History Etymology According to the official genealogies from the Banque de France, the surname ''Mallet'' is likely derived from either the name of the city of Saint-Malo in Brittany or the parish of Church of Saint-Maclou, Saint-Maclou in Rouen, both namesakes of the 6th century Malo (saint), Saint Malo of Aleth. This theory is one of several posed by modern lexicographers and onomasticians. Origins In the mid—late 16th century, French Wars of Religion, religious civil war in France drove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
