anlace
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of anlace
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English an(e)las, from Old French ale(s)naz (by metathesis), derivative of alesne “awl,” from Old High German alasna; see awl
Example Sentences
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Each of these three had a weapon; one a pole-axe, another a long spear, and the third a flail jointed and bound with iron, and an anlace hanging at his girdle.
From The Well at the World's End: a tale by Morris, William
This she did three times, while Osberne gat his anlace bare in his hand.
From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May
And I, said he, will so do that thou mayst fear me the less; for I will unarm me when the night cometh, and thou thyself shalt keep mine hauberk and sword and anlace.
From The Water of the Wondrous Isles by Morris, William
The old word anlace, dagger, common in Mid.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
Full often time he was *knight of the shire* *Member of Parliament* An anlace*, and a gipciere** all of silk, *dagger **purse Hung at his girdle, white as morning milk.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing
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