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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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