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Gladen [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. GLA'DEN

2. GLA'DER, noun [Latin glaldius, a sword.] Swordgrass; the general name of plants that rise with a broad blade like sedge.

Gladen [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, esp. the European Iris foetidissima.