quillon

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quillon

/ˈkwɪlən/ UK
/ˈkijɔ̃/ UK
/ˈkwɪlən/ US
/ˈkwɪlənz/ UK
/ˈkwɪlənz/ US

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French quillon (literally “little ninepin”), from quille (“club; ninepin, skittle”) (from the similar appearance) + -on (diminutive suffix). Quille is derived from Middle High German kegel (“club”), from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil (“pile, pole, stake; peg, pin”), from *kagō (“bush, shrub”) + *-il (diminutive suffix).

noun quillons · quillion

Synonym of crossguard (“a metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword”). Holonym: hilt
Similar: guard, crossguard
in plural Either of the two arms of a crossguard. Holonyms: crossguard, guard < hilt

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noun synonym of crossguard (cognates) — see also crossguard

日本語	クィリオン
Italiano	quillone
Русский	кильон kilʹon

noun either of the two arms of a crossguard

Français	quillon

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@misc{quillon_2026,
  title = {quillon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quillon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}