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schiavone

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17
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19
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9

Definition of schiavone

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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.”

name

  1. A surname from Italian.

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Etymology

From Italian schiavone, referring to the Slavs of the Doge's bodyguard.

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