Meanings
schiavone1
plural schiavones
- historicalA backed, hilted broadsword of the 17th century.
Once back aboard the raft and still in the grip of those tentacles, it was O'Rourke's assignment to stand quietly while his partner took a schiavone, a two-edged basket-hilted sword he had picked up in Italy, and methodically whacked off the arms of the octopus.
1973, Harry Allen Smith, Low Man Rides Again, page 41
Schiavone2
Origin
schiavone · noun
- Italianschiavone
- Englishschiavone
From Italian schiavone, referring to the Slavs of the Doge's bodyguard.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Schiavone · proper noun
- ItalianSchiavone
- EnglishSchiavone
Borrowed from Italian Schiavone.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
schiavone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schiavone
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