gisarme
English
Alternative forms
guisarme
Etymology
From
French
guisarme
Noun
gisarme
(
plural
gisarmes
)
(
weaponry
)
A type of
polearm
having a
spearhead
and a reverse hooked spike on the back.
1786
, Francis Grose,
A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons
, page 49:
The
Gisarme
called also
gisaring
, and, by Fleta,
sisarmes
is likewise an ancient weapon of the
staff
kind, but of what for seems doubtful.
Translations
a type of polearm
French:
guisarme
(fr)
f
Italian:
giusarma
f
Anagrams
imagers
,
maigres
,
mirages
,
simagre
Italian
Noun
gisarme
f
plural of
gisarma
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