Saxes
noun, Informal.
1.
saxophone.
noun
1.
Comte Hermann Maurice de
[er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/ (Show IPA), 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
2.
French name of Saxony.
noun
1.
a short, single-edged sword of ancient Scandinavia.
noun
1.
a tool resembling a small axe, used for cutting roofing slate
noun
1.
(informal) short for saxophone
noun
1.
the French name for Saxony
noun
1.
Hermann Maurice (ɛrman mɔris), comte de Saxe. 1696–1750, French marshal born in Saxony: he distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48)
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