Definition of "anlace" [an•lace]

• A two-edged medieval dagger. (noun)

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• "The "anlace" of the Spanish heroines was the national weapon, the _puñal_, or _cuchillo_, which was sometimes stuck in the sash (_Handbook for Spain_, ii."
• "And I, said he, will so do that thou mayst fear me the less; for I will unarm me when the night cometh, and thou thyself shalt keep mine hauberk and sword and anlace."
• "He was so clad, that he had no helm on his head, but a little hat with a broad gold piece in the front thereof; he was girt to a long sword, and had an anlace also in his belt, and Birdalone saw the rings of"