Holonym: hilt
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Quillon
//ˈkwɪlən//
Synonyms for "quillon" (2 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
15 translations across 15 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- kullon noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Assamese
1 entries- কুইলিয়ন noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Finnish
1 entries- väistimen pää noun (either of the two arms of a crossguard)
French
1 entries- quillon noun (either of the two arms of a crossguard)
Italian
1 entries- quillone noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Japanese
1 entries- クィリオン noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Mongolian
1 entries- квиллон noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Persian
1 entries- میلیارد noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Polish
1 entries- jelec noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Russian
1 entries- кильон noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- kilon noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Tajik
1 entries- килон noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Thai
1 entries- ควิลเลียน noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཁུ་ལི་ཡན། noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Yiddish
1 entries- קוויליאָן noun (synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The Sword of State which is carried before the King at the opening of Parliament is quite a different weapon. It is a long, two-handed sword, with a gold hilt and quillion, and is encased in a crimson velvet scabbard. […] The quillion of the sword is formed of an elongated lion on one side, and a similarly maltreated unicorn on the other.
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The guard [of the cavalry officers' saber] consists of a knuckle-bow bent in the stirrup pattern. The bow gradually expands until it makes it turn up towards the blade. At that point it swells rapidly to form a broad quillon, and a branch swings out in a full semi-circle on the obverse side, joining the quillon again at its tip above the blade. A single bar connects the branch and the quillon opposite the upper edge of the grips.
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'You will remark the short quillion on this piece,' he added, touching the sword crosspiece. 'More to your sea tastes, I believe. And the grips—for a fighting sword we have ivory, filigree—'
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