Definition of Glaives

1. Noun. (plural of glaive) ¹

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Definition of Glaives

1. glaive [n] - See also: glaive

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glaives

glaire
glaired
glaireous
glaires
glairier
glairiest
glairigenous
glairin
glairing
glairins
glairs
glairy
glairy mucus
glaive
glaived
glaives (current term)
glaky
glam
glam rock
glam rocker
glam up
glama
glamazon
glamazons
glamband
glambands
glamer
glamfest

Literary usage of Glaives

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"And they ashamed, with shout, rush forth ; and cast Thick javelins ! and with glaives and their shields' pikes, To-day, rebut the barbare arms of Britons. ..."

2. Literary Remains of King Edward the Sixth: Edited from His Autograph by Edward, John Gough Nichols, Roxburghe Club (1857)
"... et qu'ilz disoient, Voicy deux glaives. Or ilz disent que l'un signifie le povoir temporel, et l'autre le spirituel : laquelle raison (comme il sera ..."

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