WOTD – 15 January 2025 Unadapted borrowing from French <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span> (literally “little ninepin”), from quille (“club; ninepin, skittle”) (from the similar...
singular) /ˈkijɔ̃/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkwɪlənz/ Hyphenation: quill‧ons <span class="searchmatch">quillons</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span> IPA(key): /ki.jɔ̃/ <span class="searchmatch">quillons</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span>...
Equivalent to pareren (“to parry”) + stang (“bar”). pareerstang f (plural pareerstangen, diminutive pareerstangetje n) the guard of a sword; <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span>...
Uncertain. IPA(key): /ɡa.viʎˈʎa.no/ Rhymes: -ano Hyphenation: ga‧vi‧glià‧no gavigliano m (plural gavigliani) <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span>...
of the person wielding the sword. Synonyms: guard, <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span> (one sense) Holonym: hilt Meronym: <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span> (one sense) Comeronyms: grip, pommel, ricasso metal...
Alteration of <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span>, from quille. IPA(key): /ɡi.jɔ̃/ guillon m (plural guillons) (Switzerland) stopper for a barrel ^ Etymology and history of “guillon”...
David H. Caldwell, Scottish weapons and fortifications: The surviving <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span> is recurved horizontally and terminates in a small knob, but has adjacent...
has the triangular knuckle-guard peculiar to the period, also straight <span class="searchmatch">quillons</span>, fluted pommel and similar grip; the blade is 18 in. long, 2 in. wide at...
part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand. Synonyms: crossguard, <span class="searchmatch">quillon</span> Holonym: hilt Comeronyms: grip, pommel, ricasso A part of a machine which...
hand. Synonym: haft Holonym: sword Meronyms: grip, guard, crossguard, <span class="searchmatch">quillons</span>, pommel 2009, James Drewe, Tàijí Jiàn 32-Posture Sword Form, Singing Dragon...