"culverin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/ Forms: culverins [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English culveryne, from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”) (or from Latin colubrīnus), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”). Doublet of colubrine. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|culveryne}} Middle English culveryne, {{der|en|fro|coulevrine}} Old French coulevrine, {{der|en|la|colubra}} Latin colubra, {{doublet|en|colubrine}} Doublet of colubrine Head templates: {{en-noun}} culverin (plural culverins)
  1. A kind of handgun. Categories (topical): Artillery Translations (handgun): kulverina [feminine] (Czech), veldslang [feminine] (Dutch), culverin [feminine] (Dutch), couleuvrine [feminine] (French), Feldschlange [feminine] (German), Kolubrine [feminine] (German), colubrina [feminine] (Italian), colubrina (Portuguese), culevrină [feminine] (Romanian), culebrina (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-culverin-en-noun-nwd4Ld2- Disambiguation of Artillery: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'handgun': 100 0
  2. A large cannon. Categories (topical): Artillery, Firearms Translations (cannon): kulveriini (Finnish), culveryne (Middle English), kolubryna [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-culverin-en-noun-GWKNXFk3 Disambiguation of Artillery: 48 52 Disambiguation of Firearms: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'cannon': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: culverineer, demiculverin

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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