gladius — meaning in English

English meaning

• gladius noun A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
• sword noun A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, used for cutting or stabbing.

Senses

gladius is used for these senses in English:

• gladius (historical) A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
• shortsword A sword of a class generally shorter than one meter, but longer than a dagger.

gladius — full definition

1. noun A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
2. noun A pen, a hard internal bodypart of certain cephalopods, made of chitin-like material.

sword — full definition

1. noun A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, used for cutting or stabbing.
2. noun A suit in Spanish and Italian playing cards, used especially in tarot and fortune-telling.

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