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glaive |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Glaive \Glaive\, n. [F. glaive, L. gladius; prob. akin to E. claymore. Cf {Gladiator}.] 1. A weapon formerly used consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve; also a light lance with a long sharp-pointed head. --Wilhelm. 2. A sword; -- used poetically and loosely. The glaive which he did wield. --Spenser.
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