braquemard

braquemard means a short, thick, double-edged sword.

Why “braquemard” is a great word

A short, thick, double-edged sword. Borrowed from French braquemard, a type of sword or dagger. Unlike the rapier, an instrument of slender grace and calculated reach, or the dagger, a concealed implement for intimate treachery, the braquemard is a weapon of brutal utility—built to cut as fiercely as it thrusts. It is the crack of steel against bone in a narrow alley, the weight in a soldier’s hand when battle collapses into desperate scrum, the dull thud of impact where elegant forms have failed; the cold grammar of survival that favors the heavy over the refined.

Etymology

Borrowed from French braquemard.

noun

a short, thick, double-edged sword

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Words closest in meaning

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broadsword 61% match — A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt. vs braquemard →
badelaire 60% match — A short sword with a heavy, curved blade and S-shaped quillions. vs braquemard →
estramacon 59% match — A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries. vs braquemard →
spadroon 58% match — A single-handed, lightweight sword. vs braquemard →
gardebras 57% match — A piece of armor which protects the arm. vs braquemard →
brond 57% match — A sword. vs braquemard →
brassard 57% match — An item of plate armor that protects the arm. vs braquemard →
halberd 57% match — A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook. vs braquemard →