colichemarde

noun

co·​liche·​marde

¦kō(ˌ)lēshˈmärd

plural -s

: a long sword with a large forte narrowing abruptly into a slender foible

Word History

Etymology

French colismarde, colichemarde, after Otto Wilhelm, Count von Königsmark †1688 German soldier and statesman, its inventor

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