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Definition of Excalibur
1. Noun. The legendary sword of King Arthur.
Definition of Excalibur
1. n. The name of King Arthur's mythical sword.
Definition of Excalibur
1. Proper noun. A legendary sword of King Arthur, attributed with magical properties. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Excalibur
Literary usage of Excalibur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arthurian Tales: The Greatest of Romances which Recount the Noble and by Thomas Malory, Ernest Rhys (1906)
"And then she alighted from her horse, and thought to steal away excalibur, his
good sword ; and so she went straight unto his chamber, and no man durst ..."
2. The Rejected Stone: Or, Insurrection Vs. Resurrection in America by Moncure Daniel Conway (1862)
"excalibur. THE centuries as they roll bring no season without its fresh laurel
for the brow of King Arthur. The sun never rises and sets, but it leaves some ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"THE FINDING OP THE SWORD excalibur From <Morte d'Arthur ' AND so Merlin and he
departed, and as they rode King Arthur said, "I have no sword. ..."
4. La Mort D'Arthure: The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the by Thomas Malory (1866)
"How king Arthur commaunded to cast his sword excalibur in the water, and how hee
was delivered unto ladies in a barge. UT I may not stand, ..."
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