mace
/meɪs/noun
Elementary
1
A heavy fighting club.
2
A ceremonial form of this weapon.
3
A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
4
An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
5
A knobbed mallet used by curriers to make leather supple when dressing it.
6
A billiard cue.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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