noun
gladius
Gladius (noun) means a short sword used by Roman soldiers, about two feet long.
noun
1
A short sword used by Roman soldiers, about two feet long.
"The gladius was effective either for cutting or for thrusting and was used by legionaries and auxiliaries."
— Pat Southern, The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History (2007)
2
A pen: a hard internal structure in certain cephalopods, made from a chitin-like substance.
"From the Cretaceous of North America fossilised gladii in the enigmatic genus Tusoteuthis have been estimated to give a mantle length (body size) of 1.8m, just less than that of the giant squid’s."
— Mark Carnall, The Guardian (2017)
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Etymology
From Latin gladius (“Roman short sword, gladius”); a doublet of glaive.
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What is the meaning of gladius?
"gladius" (noun) means a short sword used by Roman soldiers, about two feet long.
What are the different meanings of gladius?
"gladius" has 2 main meanings: 1. A short sword used by Roman soldiers, about two feet long; 2. A pen: a hard internal structure in certain cephalopods, made from a chitin-like substance.
