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Glaive
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.