quillon

[ kee-yawn ]
/ kiˈyɔ̃ /

noun, plural quil·lons [kee-yawn] /kiˈyɔ̃/.

either of two transverse projecting members forming the cross guard of a sword.

Origin of quillon

< French, derivative of quille pin, club < Middle High German kegel club

Words nearby quillon

quiller, quiller-couch, quillet, quillfish, quilling, quillon, quillwork, quillwort, quilmes, quilt, quilted

Example sentences from the Web for quillon

  • The earliest swords which have been found have no quillon or cross guard.

    A Handbook of Pictorial History |Henry 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

British Dictionary definitions for quillon

quillon
/ (French kijɔ̃) /

noun

(often plural) either half of the extended crosspiece of a sword or dagger

Word Origin for quillon

C19: from French, diminutive of quille bowling pin, ultimately from Old High German kegil club, stake