Examples
“It was the prisoner of Quillon -- no, "quillon" had something to do with a sword -- no, it was Chillon.”
“It had the initials P.S.P. engraved onto the quillon.”
“He was working on the reverse of the blade, the edge opposite the ring quillon: his spirit in Garric's body had backhanded the sword through an iron helmet.”
“The barked quillon drew blood across Bogdan's hand.”
“He made an overreach with the blade, tried to hang Bogdan's blade with the quillon-spine on his and almost succeeded; but Bogdan's strength jerked the blade half out of his grip before the imperfect hold raked free.”
“Candlelight danced across the polished curve of the quillon.”
“Finding his op-ponent helpless, Emien crossed his dagger over his quillon and bore down with both hands.”
“I got it in one hand and a quillon in the other, and wrenched the weapon free -- then drove it up into his rib cage.”
“On the belt as well was a black-sheathed, black-handled Gerber MkII fighting knife with double-edged stainless blade with sawteeth near the double-quillon guard on each side.”
“But on her belt was a Gerber Mk II, the sheath apparently specially made, black, efficient-looking, the knife's handle material and the brass double-quillon guard betraying it as the Presentation series variation, just as efficient as the more subdued-looking Gerber Rourke now wore, but prettier.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘quillon’.
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Gene Wolfe
Please contribute your favorite words from any of Gene Wolfe’s books to this prize-winning list.
In case you come across words in this list which are too commonplace to fit in, please ...gallipot, roost, badelaire, oblesque, execration, dhole, amschaspand, arctother, chalcedony, penitence, asimi, autarch and 839 more...
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Q words
Ever get stuck with the random bunch of letters and a q and not know any words? Well, maybe this will help.
quire, quais, quai, queer, quoit, quitrent, quipster, question, quest, questing, quests, quit and 208 more...
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phrontistery - q
from phrontistery.info
qanat, qasida, qat, qigong, qintar, qiviut, qoph, qua, quab, quackle, quacksalver, quad and 227 more...
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Good ol' qu-
quag, quagga, quaff, querulous, quorum, sesquipedalian, quibble, quip, aquiline, quote, quotationist, quoter and 29 more...
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The Aubrey/Maturin List I'm Gonna Mak...
I'm wading through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels one by one, and someday, I'll wade through them again and list all the words I learned while reading them.
Edit: I started ma...studdingsail, carronade, mumchance, grumlin-futtocks, crosscat-harpings, holystone, sennit, orlop, orchitis, negus, kevel, altumal and 1112 more...
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summer words 2009
how many words can I make mine this summer?
largess, hoyden, catholic, fornicatress, quean, slattern, bildungsroman, sybaritic, descresent, nodus, frittle, callipygian and 529 more...
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
Words and phrases from Scott Lynch's book, The Lies of Locke Lamora
constable, windfall, sternum, commensurate, disinter, grotty, thresher shark, savvy, miser, reticent, magnanimous, trowel and 301 more...
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Luck in the Shadows
Words and phrases from Lynn Flewelling's book, Luck in the Shadows.
belly, barbican, pediment, withers, hirsute, oriel, tabard, telesm, thaumaturgy, switch, spargetaction, towheaded and 125 more...
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S-words
sabre, falchion, rapier, excalibur, cutlass, scimitar, xiphoid, scabbard, matachin, whinyard, ensiform, whinger and 18 more...
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Cold Steel
A list of fencing terms, by no means comprehensive.
epee, foil, sabre, buckler, shield, rapier, dagger, hilt, tang, fleche, sabreur, parry and 26 more...
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chained_bear "Then, having recovered his sword and found that it was unhurt he said 'May I look at yours?' Stephen passed it; Davidge turned it about and weight it and looked closely at its guard and grip. 'A spring quillon?' he asked.
"'Just so. I catch my opponent's blade here; the whole thing is a matter of timing and leverage.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 185 Feb 29, 2008