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flamberges

flamberges is the plural of flamberge.

Meaning of flamberge

Noun

flamberge (plural flamberges)

  1. A European sword, typically a greatsword, which had a wavy blade, possibly to increase the cutting surface or for aid in parrying.
    • The wavy, cutting surface appears in the ‘flamberge,’ to which flame gave a name: it is nowhere better developed than in the beautiful Malay kris (crease). The object seems to be that of increasing the cutting surface.1884, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “The Sword: What is It?”, in The Book of the Sword, London: Chatto and Windus, […], →OCLC, page 137
    Synonyms:
    flame-bladed sword

Questions about flamberges

What is flamberges the plural of?
Flamberges is the plural of flamberge.

Words near flamberges in the dictionary

  1. flambeing
  2. flamberg
  3. flambergasted
  4. flamberge
  5. flambergen
  6. flamberges
  7. flambergs
  8. flambes
  9. flambing
  10. flamboast
  11. flamboasted

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