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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Morglay

A sword (glave de la mort, the sword of Sir Bevis of Southampton), a generic name for a sword. (See Sword.)

“Had I been accompanied with my Toledo or Morglay.” —Every Woman in her Humour

“Carrying their morglays in their hands.” —Beaumont and Fletcher: Honest Man.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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