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HALBERT [2 records]

Record 1 2010-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

a weapon used esp. in the 15th and 16th centuries that consists typically of a battle-axe and ike mounted on a handle about six feet long.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Arme d'hast à fer pointu derrière lequel se pointent les deux cornes d'un fer en croissant.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
OBS

Se dit d'une figure en forme d'arme avec long fût ou longue hampe, et garnie d'une grande pointe et d'un fer à pointes recroquevillées. On la représente presque toujours dans les armoiries en pal et en nombre (LTA)

Spanish

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