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cinquedea
[ ching-kwi-dee-uh, -dey-uh ]
noun
- an Italian short sword of the late 15th and early 16th centuries having a broad, tapering blade, often richly ornamented.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cinquedea1
1895–1900; < Italian, equivalent to cinque five (≪ Latin īԱܱ ) + dea (dial.) fingers, akin to dito finger (< Latin digitus; digit )
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In the table cases in this room are odd portions of armour: gorgets, gauntlets, cuisshes, &c., daggers, knives, and swords, including good examples of the Cinquedea, or short broad-bladed sword peculiar to Northern Italy.
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