malleate vs rubric

malleate

adj
  • Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered. 

  • Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer. 

verb
  • To beat into shape with a hammer. 

rubric

adj
  • Coloured or marked with red; placed in rubrics. 

  • Of or relating to the rubric or rubrics; rubrical. 

verb
  • To adorn with red; to redden. 

  • To organise or classify into rubrics 

noun
  • A flourish after a signature. 

  • Red ochre. 

  • A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback. 

  • The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters. 

  • A heading in a book highlighted in red. 

  • A title of a category or a class. 

  • An established rule or custom; a guideline. 

How often have the words malleate and rubric occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )