curtana
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Under an arch of triumph Bloom appears, bareheaded, in a crimson velvet mantle trimmed with ermine, bearing Saint Edward's staff the orb and sceptre with the dove, the curtana.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
The name of curtana for many ages continued to be given to the first royal sword in England.
From Notes and Queries, Number 23, April 6, 1850 by Various
Richard III., and Henry VII.; and among the royal arms of Edward VI. we read of "a swerde called curtana."
From Notes and Queries, Number 23, April 6, 1850 by Various
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