Hilt
[hɪlt]
Definition
(n.) A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.
Checker: Roderick
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Handle (of a sword).
Editor: Sheldon
Definition
n. the handle esp. of a sword.—adj. Hilt′ed having a hilt.—Up to the hilt completely thoroughly to the full.
Checked by Evan
Examples
- He removed his hunting knife from its sheath and handed it to her hilt first, again motioning her into the bower. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He had a blue cloak, and was always girt with his sword, hilt and belt being of gold and silver. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At t'wurd suards, ye drors um hout, tekin a farm un possitif grip o'th'hilt! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The hilt of his sword must have struck my head, for with the impact of the corpse I lost consciousness. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- They were armed with crooked sabres, having the hilt and baldric inlaid with gold, and matched with Turkish daggers of yet more costly workmanship. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The fellow was a marvellous swordsman and evidently in practice, while I had not gripped the hilt of a sword for ten long years before that morning. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Upon the hilt of his sword each of them swore to do as I had asked. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The leader rapped upon it with the hilt of his sword--three quick, sharp blows, a pause, then three more, another pause, and then two. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Round its hilt was a frill of paper, on which was scrawled: Drive him fast to his tomb. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Up to the hilt, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Typist: Nelly