Ithuriel's spear

noun

Ithu·​ri·​el's spear

ə̇ˈth(y)u̇rēəlz-

: grassnut sense 2

Word History

Etymology

so called from the phrase Ithuriel with his spear in Paradise Lost (4:810) by John Milton †1674, English poet

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