(in Arthurian legend) the magic sword of King Arthur
Word origin
C14: from Old French Escalibor, from Medieval Latin Caliburnus, from Welsh Caledvwlch, perhaps related to Irish Caladbolg a legendary sword (literally: hard belly, hence, voracious)
Excalibur in American English
(ɛksˈkælɪbər)
noun
Legend
King Arthur's sword: in one version of the legend, he draws it out of a stone; in another, it is given to him by theLady of the Lake
Word origin
ME < OFr Escalibor < ML Caliburnus < Celt
Examples of 'Excalibur' in a sentence
Excalibur
But there were many sides to her, and he was after one she hardly knew about -- a snake pulled out of the stone instead of Excalibur.