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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In heraldry, a curved sword or cutlas used as a bearing.

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  1. n. A French sword with a heavy, curved blade and S-shaped quillions; used during the 16th century.

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  • “I heard the ring of steel on stone, as if someone had struck one of the grave markers with a badelaire.”

    The Shadow of the Torturer

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  • Telofy "I heard the ring of steel on stone, as if someone had struck one of the grave markers with a badelaire." -- Gene Wolfe - "The Book of the New Sun" Sep 22, 2008

‘badelaire’ has been looked up 502 times, added to 2 lists, commented on 1 time, and is not a valid Scrabble word.