- scimitar
- noun Etymology: Italian scimitarra Date: 1562 a saber having a curved blade with the edge on the convex side and used chiefly by Arabs and Turks
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scimitar — UK [ˈsɪmɪtə(r)] / US [ˈsɪmɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms scimitar : singular scimitar plural scimitars an Arab or Turkish sword with a curved blade that becomes wider near the point … English dictionary
Scimitar — Scimiter Scim i*ter, Scimitar Scim i*tar, n. [F. cimeterre, cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[=i]r.] 1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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