单词 | ferrara |
释义 | † Ferraran. Obsolete. rare. A broadsword; more fully, an ‘Andrea Ferrara’. Cf. Andrew n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > broadsword billOE falchion1303 glaive1488 broadswordc1565 glay1568 foutch1580 Andrew1618 curtan1697 Ferrara1763 claymore1772 1763 C. Churchill Prophecy of Famine 20 There saw I..the Ferrara..Unwilling grace the aukward victor's side. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (at cited word) An Andrea Ferrara has become the common name for the glaymore, or highland broad-sword. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1763 |
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