Noun
The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAll types of gladius appear to have also been suitable for cutting and chopping motions as well as for thrusting. Source: Internet
As one military historian notes: :Combined with Shaka's "buffalo horns" attack formation for surrounding and annihilating enemy forces, the Zulu combination of iklwa and shield—similar to the Roman legionaries' use of gladius and scutum—was devastating. Source: Internet
Is there evidence that the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) still survives in the upper Yangtze River? Source: Internet
Conventionally, the javelins would be thrown to disable the shields and disrupt the formation of the enemy before engaging in close combat, for which the gladius would be drawn. Source: Internet
Rossi op cit 59 In any event, both corps were equipped with the same weapons: gladius (a close-combat stabbing sword) and javelins, although the type of javelin known as pilum seems to have been provided to legionaries only. Source: Internet
Bottom right: an early firstcentury ad gladius from Rheingoenheim and a sheath from the Rhine; a gladius found at Pompeii, and another now in a museum in Mainz. Source: Internet