MEANING
A polearm with a long cutting blade fixed to the end of a shaft.
Use it for
blade-on-shaft combat; infantry reach; weapon choiceLet the weapon's length and cutting edge constrain movement.
Words that belong together
- glaive blade
- wield a glaive
- long-shafted glaive
On the page
The glaive swept across the narrow bridge.
He shortened his grip on the glaive beneath the low branches.
A glaive could reach the rider but caught awkwardly on the gate.
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Word forms
- Base
- glaive
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Older literary uses can mean a sword; a spinning thrown disk is a modern fictional convention, not the normal historical polearm. Noun: glaive; plural glaives.
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