HILTED

Etymology

Adjective

hilted (not comparable)

Having a hilt.

(in compounds) Having a hilt of a specified type.

Verb

hilted

simple past tense and past participle of hilt

Anagrams

• idleth, lithed

Source: Wiktionary


Hilt"ed, a.

Definition: Having a hilt; -- used in composition; as, basket-hilted, cross-hilted.

HILT

Hilt, n. Etym: [AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G. hilze, Icel. hjalt.]

1. A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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