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单词 curtana
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Definition of curtana in English:

curtana

noun kəːˈtɑːnəkəːˈteɪnə-ˈtānə
British
  • The unpointed sword carried in front of English sovereigns at their coronation to represent mercy.

    〈英〉(加冕礼上执于君主前代表仁慈的)无尖剑,仁慈剑

    Curtana is borne in the front rank of the regalia

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Latin curtana (spatha) 'shortened (sword)', from Old French cortain, the name of the sword belonging to Roland (the point of which was damaged when it was thrust into a block of steel), from cort 'short', from Latin curtus 'cut short'.

Definition of curtana in US English:

curtana

noun-ˈtānə
British
  • The unpointed sword carried in front of English sovereigns at their coronation to represent mercy.

    〈英〉(加冕礼上执于君主前代表仁慈的)无尖剑,仁慈剑

    Curtana is borne in the front rank of the regalia

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Latin curtana (spatha) ‘shortened (sword)’, from Old French cortain, the name of the sword belonging to Roland (the point of which was damaged when it was thrust into a block of steel), from cort ‘short’, from Latin curtus ‘cut short’.

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