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Definition of Glaives
1. glaive [n] - See also: glaive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glaives
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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