halberd

[ hal-berd, hawl-, hol-; formerly haw-berd ]

/ ˈhæl bərd, ˈhɔl-, ˈhɒl-; formerly ˈhɔ bərd /

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noun

a shafted weapon with an axlike cutting blade, beak, and apical spike, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Also hal·bert

[hal-bert, hawl-, hol-; formerly haw-bert]. /ˈhæl bərt, ˈhɔl-, ˈhɒl-; formerly ˈhɔ bərt/.

Origin of halberd

1485–95; earlier haubert<Middle French hallebarde<Middle Low German helmbarde, equivalent to helm handle (cognate with helm¹) + barde broadax (cognate with Middle High German barte)

Words nearby halberd

Halas, halation, halavah, halazepam, halazone, halberd, halberdier, Halberstadt, Halberstam, halcinonide, Halcion

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Example sentences from the Web for halberd

Surrounded, Richard fought on ferociously until his skull was crushed by a halberd.
Unraveling King Richard III’s Secrets||February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Each struck with the sword or with the halberd: at last the soldiers of the Five Cantons were driven back in disorder.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
He has in his hands a nonsensical seventeenth-century halberd, with which he is trying to kill men in a street in Notting Hill.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill|Gilbert K. Chesterton
Ulenspiegel saw, spitted on the blade of the halberd, a big knuckle bone.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel|Charles de Coster

Hastate, like the head of a halberd—applied to leaves which have a spreading lobe on each side of the base.
Seeds of Michigan Weeds|W. J. (William James) Beal
"I take the matter upon myself," replied Eck, and setting his halberd aside, bought him off from the recruiting party.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1)|J. H. Merle D'Aubign

British Dictionary definitions for halberd

halberd

halbert (ˈhælbət)

/ (ˈhælbəd) /

noun

a weapon consisting of a long shaft with an axe blade and a pick, topped by a spearhead: used in 15th- and 16th-century warfare

Derived forms of halberd

halberdier, noun

Word Origin for halberd

C15: from Old French hallebarde, from Middle High German helm handle, helm 1 + barde axe, from Old High German bart beard

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	halberd
释义	halberd [ hal-berd, hawl-, hol-; formerly haw-berd ] / ˈhæl bərd, ˈhɔl-, ˈhɒl-; formerly ˈhɔ bərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR halberd ON THESAURUS.COM noun a shafted weapon with an axlike cutting blade, beak, and apical spike, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries. Also hal·bert [hal-bert, hawl-, hol-; formerly haw-bert]. /ˈhæl bərt, ˈhɔl-, ˈhɒl-; formerly ˈhɔ bərt/. Origin of halberd 1485–95; earlier haubert<Middle French hallebarde<Middle Low German helmbarde, equivalent to helm handle (cognate with helm¹) + barde broadax (cognate with Middle High German barte) Words nearby halberd Halas, halation, halavah, halazepam, halazone, halberd, halberdier, Halberstadt, Halberstam, halcinonide, Halcion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for halberd Surrounded, Richard fought on ferociously until his skull was crushed by a halberd. Unraveling King Richard III’s Secrets\|\|February 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Each struck with the sword or with the halberd: at last the soldiers of the Five Cantons were driven back in disorder. History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV\|J. H. Merle D'Aubign He has in his hands a nonsensical seventeenth-century halberd, with which he is trying to kill men in a street in Notting Hill. The Napoleon of Notting Hill\|Gilbert K. Chesterton Ulenspiegel saw, spitted on the blade of the halberd, a big knuckle bone. The Legend of Ulenspiegel\|Charles de Coster Hastate, like the head of a halberd—applied to leaves which have a spreading lobe on each side of the base. Seeds of Michigan Weeds\|W. J. (William James) Beal "I take the matter upon myself," replied Eck, and setting his halberd aside, bought him off from the recruiting party. History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1)\|J. H. Merle D'Aubign British Dictionary definitions for halberd halberd halbert (ˈhælbət) / (ˈhælbəd) / noun a weapon consisting of a long shaft with an axe blade and a pick, topped by a spearhead: used in 15th- and 16th-century warfare Derived forms of halberd halberdier, noun Word Origin for halberd C15: from Old French hallebarde, from Middle High German helm handle, helm 1 + barde axe, from Old High German bart beard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to halberd bayonet, pike, weapon, bill, javelin, partisan, gar, lancet
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halberd

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halbert (ˈhælbət)

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