"marteaux" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} marteaux
  1. plural of marteau Tags: form-of, plural Form of: marteau
    Sense id: en-marteaux-en-noun-CX7~M8Uj Categories (other): English plurals in -x

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} marteaux (uncountable)
  1. (historical) A game played at court in the 15th and 16th centuries, involving marble-sized variously colored ivory balls and a board with holes. Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Ball games
    Sense id: en-marteaux-en-noun-1~f0kpwz Disambiguation of Ball games: 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
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