BASELARD

Etymology

Noun

baselard (plural baselards)

A type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Anagrams

• Balderas, baldares

Source: Wiktionary


Bas"e*lard, n. Etym: [OF. baselarde, LL. basillardus.]

Definition: A short sword or dagger, worn in the fifteenth century. [Written also baslard.] Fairholt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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