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longswords

longswords is the plural of longsword.

Meaning of longsword

Noun

longsword (plural longswords)

  1. Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era.
    Synonyms:
    14th–16th century sword
  2. A European sword with a long, straight double-edged blade, a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed use; prevalent from the 14th to 16th centuries.

Questions about longswords

What is longswords the plural of?
Longswords is the plural of longsword.

Words near longswords in the dictionary

  1. Longstreets
  2. Longstreth
  3. Longstreths
  4. longsuffering
  5. longsword
  6. longswords
  7. Longsworth
  8. Longsworths
  9. longtail
  10. longtail boat
  11. longtail boats

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