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halberd
(encz) | halberd,halapartna Jaroslav Šedivý |
Halberd
(gcide) | Halberd \Hal"berd\ (h[o^]l"b[~e]rd; 277), n. [F. hallebarde; of
German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob.
orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax
(orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel. bar[eth]a,
a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm
helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve.
See Beard, Helmet.] (Mil.)
An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point
and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and
sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very
elaborate form. [Written also halbert.]
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halberd
(wn) | halberd
n 1: a pike fitted with an ax head |
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halberdier
(encz) | halberdier,halapartník n: Zdeněk Brož |
Halberd
(gcide) | Halberd \Hal"berd\ (h[o^]l"b[~e]rd; 277), n. [F. hallebarde; of
German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob.
orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax
(orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel. bar[eth]a,
a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm
helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve.
See Beard, Helmet.] (Mil.)
An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point
and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and
sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very
elaborate form. [Written also halbert.]
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Halberdier
(gcide) | Halberdier \Hal`berd*ier"\ (h[o^]`b[~e]rd*[=e]r"), n. [F.
hallebardier.]
One who is armed with a halberd. --Strype.
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Halberd-shaped
(gcide) | Halberd-shaped \Hal"berd-shaped`\ (-sh[=a]pt`), a.
Hastate.
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halberdier
(wn) | halberdier
n 1: a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty) |
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