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morglay

/ˈmɔː(ɹ)ɡleɪ/

morglay noun: a sword.

Noun

morglay (plural morglays)

  1. (obsolete) A sword.
    • carrying Their morglays in their hands1612–1613, Nathan Field, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Honest Mans Fortune”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647...

Forms of morglay

pluralmorglays

Origin of morglay

Compare claymore.

Questions about morglay

What does morglay mean?
Morglay means a sword.
What part of speech is morglay?
Morglay is a noun.
How do you pronounce morglay?
Morglay is pronounced /ˈmɔː(ɹ)ɡleɪ/.
What is the plural of morglay?
The plural of morglay is morglays.

Words near morglay in the dictionary

  1. morgensterns
  2. Morgenthaler
  3. Morgenthalers
  4. Morges
  5. Morgiana
  6. morglay
  7. morglays
  8. Morgon
  9. Morgonaz
  10. Morgons
  11. morgue

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