What does baselard mean?
Baselard means A type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries..
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/ˈbæsɪlɑː(ɹ)d/ · noun
A type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries..
1380s: "Sir John and Sir Geoffrey hath a girdle of silver, a baselard or a ballok knyf with buttons overgilt." (Piers Plowman)
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Baselard means A type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries..
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1380s: "Sir John and Sir Geoffrey hath a girdle of silver, a baselard or a ballok knyf with buttons overgilt." (Piers Plowman)
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