scimitar

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scim·i·tar /ˈsɪmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  PMWa sword with a curved blade that was used in the past 〔旧时用的〕弯刀

Examples from the Corpus

scimitar• I imagine Amin, with a big scimitar.• Each time he nodded his fat grey head, the twin curved horns arched menacingly towards me like scimitars.• Kruger took up a sword-sharp scimitar and held it aloft for blessing.Origin scimitar (1500-1600) Italian scimitarra, perhaps from Persian shimshir

scim·i·tar nounChineseSyllable  

blade sword curved used Corpus was a that with a

scimitar
scim‧i‧tar /ˈsɪmətə, ˈsɪmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]a sword with a curved blade that was used in the past

scimi·tarBrE /ˈsɪmɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪmɪtər/ 🔊 nouna short curved sword with one sharp edge, used especially in Eastern countries （多为东方人所用的）短弯刀