arming sword
arming sword noun: a sword seen as a being a part of someone's set of arms or military accoutrements; a warrior's regimental or official sword.
Noun
arming sword (plural arming swords)
- A sword seen as a being a part of someone's set of arms or military accoutrements; a warrior's regimental or official sword.
- Lo, to that shore one in an auncient gowne, / Whose hoarie locks great grauitie did crowne, / Holding in hand a goodly arming sword, / By fortune came [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
Forms of arming sword
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Questions about arming sword
- What does arming sword mean?
- Arming sword means a sword seen as a being a part of someone's set of arms or military accoutrements; a warrior's regimental or official sword.
- What part of speech is arming sword?
- Arming sword is a noun.
- What is the plural of arming sword?
- The plural of arming sword is arming swords.
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