gládio — meaning in English

English meaning

• gladius noun A short sword used by Roman soldiers, about two feet long.
• pen noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
• sword noun A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, used for cutting or stabbing.

Senses

gládio is used for these senses in English:

• pen (zoology) The internal cartilage skeleton of a squid, shaped like a pen.
• sword (countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
• sword (weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.

gladius — full definition

1. noun A short sword used by Roman soldiers, about two feet long.
2. noun A pen: a hard internal structure in certain cephalopods, made from a chitin-like substance.

pen — full definition

1. noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
2. noun A small fenced enclosure for keeping animals.
3. verb To write something, especially a piece of text.
4. verb To shut an animal or person into an enclosed space.

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