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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">axes</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>battle-axes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>pollaxes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>halberds</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>tomahawks</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>gisarmes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>ceremonial axes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>toki</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>tabars</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>ax heads</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>axes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>edged weapons</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>ax</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Cutting weapons consisting basically of a relatively heavy, flat blade fixed to a handle, wielded by either striking or throwing. For axes used for other purposes, typically having narrower blades, use "axes (tools)." ]]></note></mads>