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schiavones

schiavones is the plural of schiavone.

Meaning of schiavone

Noun

schiavone (plural schiavones)

  1. (historical) 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

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Questions about schiavones

What is schiavones the plural of?
Schiavones is the plural of schiavone.

Words near schiavones in the dictionary

  1. schiavinatoite
  2. Schiavo
  3. schiavona
  4. schiavonas
  5. schiavone
  6. schiavones
  7. schibboleth
  8. schiboleth
  9. Schick
  10. Schick test
  11. Schick tests

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