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glaive

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GLAIVE

Glaive, n. Etym: [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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

glaive

glaive |glāv ɡleɪv | ▶noun literary a sword. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a lance or halberd ): from Old French, apparently from Latin gladius ‘sword. ’

Oxford Dictionary

glaive

glaive |gleɪv | ▶noun literary a sword. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a lance or halberd ): from Old French, apparently from Latin gladius ‘sword ’.

French Dictionary

glaive

glaive n. m. nom masculin anciennement Épée tranchante. Note Orthographique gl ai ve.