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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sword hilt with a basket-shaped guard serving to cover and protect the hand.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hilt, as of a sword, which covers the hand, and defends it from injury.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A style of
sword hilt that surrounds and protects the hand.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand
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