Scimitar
['sɪmɪtə] or ['sɪmɪtɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade.
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Definition
(n.) A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians.
(n.) A long-handled billhook. See Billhook.
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Definition
n. a short single-edged curved sword broadest at the point end used by the Turks and Persians.—n. Scim′itar-pod a strong shrubby climber of the tropics.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A curved sword of exceeding keenness in the conduct of which certain Orientals attain a surprising proficiency as the incident here related will serve to show. The account is translated from the Japanese of Shusi Itama a famous writer of the thirteenth century.
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Examples
- He first called for my scimitar, which I took out, scabbard and all. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- My scimitar, pistols, and pouch, were conveyed in carriages to his majesty's stores; but the rest of my goods were returned me. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The astonishment here was much greater than at the sight of my scimitar. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- He then desired me to draw my scimitar, which, although it had got some rust by the sea water, was, in most parts, exceeding bright. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
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