† parazonen.
Obsolete. rare.
A small sword or dagger. Cf. parazonium n.
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1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Parazon, a wood-knife.
1681 Blount's Glossographia (ed. 5) Parazone, a Dagger, fauchon, or short Sword.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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