MSN home
Mail
My MSN
encarta
greeting cards
encarta
®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Hakodate
haku
hal-
Halab
Halacha
halal
halala
halation
halberd
halcyon
halcyon days
haldi
hale (1)
hale (2)
Haleakala National Park
haler
half
Also available:
World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français
halberd
hal·berd
[
hálbərd,
háwlbərd
]
(
plural
hal·berds
)
or
hal·bert
[
hálbərt,
háwlbərt
]
(
plural
hal·berts
)
noun
Definition:
long-handled medieval weapon:
an ax blade and pick with a spearhead on top, mounted on a long handle and used as a weapon in the 15th and 16th centuries
[
15th century. Via French< Middle High German
helmbarde
<
helm
"handle" +
barde
"hatchet"
]
hal·ber·dier
[
hàlbər dr,
hàwlbər dr
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
MSN Privacy
Legal
Advertise
Feedback
Help
© 2009 Microsoft
