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scimitar
/ˈsɪmɪtəɹ/
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What does scimitar mean?
noun
- A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
- A long-handled billhook.
verb
- To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsɪmɪtəɹ/
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And they have a curved sting, shaped like a scimitar, while the others have a straight one.
I’ll heat his blood with Greekish wine tonight, Which with my scimitar I’ll cool tomorrow.
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With a steady movement—cautious, sidelong, shrinking, and slow—I slid from the embrace of the bandage and beyond the reach of the scimitar.
TAIL--Thick at the root, tapering to a point, slightly feathered on lower side, 9 inches to 11 inches long and scimitar shaped.
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.