caliver
UK/ˈkalɪvə/
caliver noun: a type of light musket.
Noun
caliver (plural calivers)
- A type of light musket.
- 0, giue me the ſpare men, and ſpare me the great ones. Put me a Calyuer into VVarts hand, Bardolph.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- That done, running out into the streets, with a crosse-bow in one hand, and a caliver [translating harquebouze] in the other, at two shoots, slew the two first Turks that came next to his gates[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 3, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
Proper noun capitalized: Caliver
Caliver (plural Calivers)
- A surname.
caliver meaning in Bengali
caliver in Bengali
- এক ধরনের হালকা মাস্কেট
Forms of caliver
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | calivers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Calivers |
Origin of caliver
Variant of calibre.
Questions about caliver
- What does caliver mean?
- Caliver means a type of light musket.
- What is caliver in Bengali?
- Caliver in Bengali is এক ধরনের হালকা মাস্কেট. See Caliver meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is caliver?
- Caliver can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce caliver?
- Caliver is pronounced /ˈkalɪvə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of caliver?
- The plural of caliver is calivers.
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