basket hilt
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of basket hilt
First recorded in 1540–50
Example Sentences
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Jody stood overwhelmed by the thing in Gitano’s hand, a lean and lovely rapier with a golden basket hilt.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
It was a straight, one-edged blade, with a sharp point, and a brass basket hilt, and he remarked: “Señor Zuroaga, I could hit with that, I guess.”
From Ahead of the Army by Emerson, C. Chase
"That is soon tried," said Vich Alister More, laying his hand upon the basket hilt of his claymore.
From A Legend of Montrose by Scott, Walter, Sir
He had a long, odd-looking sword with a steel basket hilt, with which he signed to the men to stand here or there.
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.
The claymore of modern times is a broadsword, double or single-edged, and provided with a basket hilt of form peculiar to Scotland, though the idea was probably derived from Spain.
From Notes and Queries, Number 213, November 26, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Bell, George
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