different between halberd vs glair

English

Alternative forms

• halbert

Etymology

(1495) Middle French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German halmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm << Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”) << *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hælb?d/, /?hælb??d/

Noun

halberd (plural halberds)

1. A hand weapon consisting of a long pole fitted with a metal head; the head consists of a blade similar to an axe and usually a spike or hook.

Derived terms

• halberdier
• halberd fern (Tectaria spp.)
• halberd willow (Salix hastata)

Translations

See also

• twibill

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

English

Alternative forms

• glaire

Etymology

From Old French glaire, from Vulgar Latin *cl?ria, a substantive use of Latin cl?rus (“clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l??(?)/
• Rhymes: -??(?)
• Homophone: glare

Noun

glair (plural glairs)

1. Egg-white, especially as used in various industrial preparations.
2. Any viscous, slimy substance.
3. A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd.

Translations

Verb

glair (third-person singular simple present glairs, present participle glairing, simple past and past participle glaired)

1. To smear with egg-white.

Anagrams

• GRAIL, argil, grail