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glaive [gleɪv] n (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an archaic word for sword [from Old French: javelin, from Latin gladius sword] glaived adj Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Enthusiast and independent scholar Waldman describes the development of hafted weapons from their rather crude forbears to the growth of halberds, a favorite of the Swiss but used elsewhere extensively as well, to their refinements in the forms of glaives, bills, partizans, weapons identified as Morgensterns, the ahlspiesse various forms of fighting axes, the vouge, the military scyth, and other staff-type weapons. |
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