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malleable

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  1. plastic               
 
mal.lea.ble \'mal-e--*-b*l, 'mal-(y)*-b*l\ aj [ME malliable, fr. MF or ML; 
   MF malleable, fr. ML malleabilis], fr. malleare to hammer, fr. L malleus 
   hammer - more at MAUL 1: capable of being extended or shaped by beating 
   with a hammer or by the  pressure of rollers 2: susceptible of being 
   fashioned into a different form or shape  - mal.lea.ble.ness n