Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
iztli .
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There was a shield on his left arm, framed of wood, and covered with padded cloth, and in the left hand a javelin barbed with 'itzli; at his back swung a maquahuitl, and a quiver filled with arrows; an unstrung bow in his right hand completed his equipments, and served him in lieu of staff.
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a broad _maquahuitl_, or sharp Aztec sword made of the polished _itzli_ stone.
Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times Elbridge Streeter Brooks 1874
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