schiavone
schiavone noun: a backed, hilted broadsword of the 17th century.
Noun
schiavone (plural schiavones)
- A backed, hilted broadsword of the 17th century.
- Once back aboard the raft and still in the grip of those tentacles, it was O'Rourke's assignment to stand quietly while his partner took a schiavone, a two-edged basket-hilted sword he had picked up in Italy, and methodically whacked off the arms of the octopus.1973, Harry Allen Smith, Low Man Rides Again, page 41
Proper noun capitalized: Schiavone
Schiavone (plural Schiavones)
- A surname from Italian.
Forms of schiavone
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | schiavones |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Schiavones |
Origin of schiavone
From Italian schiavone, referring to the Slavs of the Doge's bodyguard.
Borrowed from Italian Schiavone.
Questions about schiavone
- What does schiavone mean?
- Schiavone means a backed, hilted broadsword of the 17th century.
- What part of speech is schiavone?
- Schiavone can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of schiavone?
- The plural of schiavone is schiavones.
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