sword, blade, brand, steel
(noun) a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sword (plural Swords)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sword is the 9997th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3225 individuals. Sword is most common among White (93.02%) individuals.
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sword (plural swords)
(weaponry) A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a pommel and cross-guard, which is designed to stab, slash, and/or hack.
(tarot) A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.
(tarot) A card of this suit.
(weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
(heraldiccharge) The weapon, often used as a heraldic charge.
• (weaponry): bayonet, claymore, cutlass, dagger, epee, épée, falchion, foil, katana, knife, machete, rapier, sabre, saber, scimitar, vorpal, yataghan, yatagan
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Source: Wiktionary
Sword, n. Etym: [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver, Sw. svärd, Dan. sværd; of uncertain origin.]
1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp
2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power. He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. Rom. xiii. 4. She quits the balance, and resigns the sword. Dryden.
3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension. I came not to send peace, but a sword. Matt. x. 34.
4. The military power of a country. He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law. Milton.
5. (Weaving)
Definition: One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended. Sword arm, the right arm.
– Sword bayonet, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and which can be used as a sword.
– Sword bearer, one who carries his master's sword; an officer in London who carries a sword before the lord mayor when he goes abroad.
– Sword belt, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne at the side.
– Sword blade, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword.
– Sword cane, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or dagger, as in a sheath.
– Sword dance. (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed together by the male dancers. Sir W. Scott. (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but without touching them.
– Sword fight, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with swords; swordplay.
– Sword grass. (Bot.) See Gladen.
– Sword knot, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword.
– Sword law, government by the sword, or by force; violence. Milton.
– Sword lily. (Bot.) See Gladiolus.
– Sword mat (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture.
– Sword shrimp (Zoöl.), a European shrimp (Pasiphæa sivado) having a very thin, compressed body.
– Sword stick, a sword cane.
– To measure swords with one. See under Measure, v. t.
– To put to the sword. See under Put.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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