quillon
[kee-yawn]
- either of two transverse projecting members forming the cross guard of a sword.
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Origin of quillon
< French, derivative of quille pin, club < Middle High German kegel club
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The earliest swords which have been found have no quillon or cross guard.
A Handbook of Pictorial HistoryHenry W. Donald
On the shores of a lake in Travancore, not far from the remote cantonment of Quillon, stands a monument to the memory of a dog.
'Murphy'Major Gambier-Parry
quillon
- (often plural) either half of the extended crosspiece of a sword or dagger
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Word Origin
C19: from French, diminutive of quille bowling pin, ultimately from Old High German kegil club, stake
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