gisarme

gisarme

English

Alternative forms

• guisarme

Etymology

From French guisarme

Noun

gisarme (plural gisarmes)

1. (weaponry) A type of polearm having a spearhead and a reverse hooked spike on the back.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 49:

     The Gisarme called also gisaring, and, by Fleta, sisarmes is likewise an ancient weapon of the staff kind, but of what for seems doubtful.

Translations

a type of polearm

French: guisarme (fr) f

Italian: giusarma f

Anagrams

• imagers, maigres, mirages, simagre

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Italian

Noun

gisarme f

1. plural of gisarma