the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A dagger or short sword, very broad and thin at the hilt and tapering to a point, used from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. Also spelled anelas.
Word Usage
"The "anlace" of the Spanish heroines was the national weapon, the _puñal_, or _cuchillo_, which was sometimes stuck in the sash (_Handbook for Spain_, ii."