sword and sandal

See also: sword-and-sandal

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sword and sandal (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.
    “Ben-Hur” and “Spartacus” are two famous sword and sandal films.

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