Poniard
['pɒnjəd]
Definition
(noun.) a dagger with a slender blade.
(verb.) stab with a poniard.
Typist: Margery--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade.
(v. t.) To pierce with a poniard; to stab.
Typed by Bernadine
Definition
n. a small dagger for stabbing.—v.t. to stab with a poniard.
Typed by Cyril
Examples
- He had no weapon, excepting a poniard at his belt, which served to counterbalance the weight of the bunch of rusty keys that hung at his right side. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- You will find a good one in the dining-room sideboard--a lady's knife, light to handle, and as sharp-pointed as a poniard. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- What will it cost beyond the blow of a poniard, or the thrust of a javelin, to silence his opposition for ever? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- This mighty dish he placed before his guest, who, using his poniard to cut it open, lost no time in making himself acquainted with its contents. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Fitzdotterel drew his poniard upon me in mine own chamber, because I craved him for mine own silver. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Editor: Nancy