Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sword, especially a broadsword.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
glave .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun A sword; -- used poetically and loosely.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
weapon formerly used, consisting of alarge blade fixed on the end of apole , whoseedge was on theoutside curve . - noun A light
lance with along sharp -pointed head . - noun A
sword .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They are accounted one of the most ancient clans in the Highlands, and it is certain they were a people of original Celtic descent, and occupied at one period very extensive possessions in Perthshire and Argyleshire, which they imprudently continued to hold by the coir a glaive, that is, the right of the sword.
Rob Roy 2005
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They are accounted one of the most ancient clans in the Highlands, and it is certain they were a people of original Celtic descent, and occupied at one period very extensive possessions in Perthshire and Argyleshire, which they imprudently continued to hold by the coir a glaive, that is, the right of the sword.
Rob Roy 1887
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Before Malfurion could ask who she meant, Tyrande brought the glaive up in a salute and murmured something in the hidden tongue of the Sisterhood.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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Then her gaze returned to the glaive … and her determination hardened.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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Tyrande took up a stand in front of the archdruid and threw the moonlight glaive.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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Quickly, she returned her attention to the glaive.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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The high priestess expertly slipped off while still using her whirling glaive to cut at whatever branch snagged at them.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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My time away from my calling would hardly have left me high in his opinion … His eyes shifted to the glaive, which now lay up on the table.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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Rising, Tyrande solemnly said, If Elune grants it, what power I wield both with my glaive and through my prayers to her will I offer!
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
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But the glaive only caused the upper and lower halves to momentarily part.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE Richard A. Knaak 2010
knitandpurl commented on the word glaive
"Wells of shadow; E, the whitewash of mists and tents,
glaives of icebergs, albino kings, frostbit fennels;"
Eunoia by Christian Bök (upgraded edition), p 85
May 23, 2010