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scimitar

/ˈsɪmɪtəɹ/

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What does scimitar mean?

noun

  1. A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
  2. A long-handled billhook.

verb

  1. To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɪmɪtəɹ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈsɪmɪˌtɑɹ/
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And they have a curved sting, shaped like a scimitar, while the others have a straight one.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
I’ll heat his blood with Greekish wine tonight, Which with my scimitar I’ll cool tomorrow.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
More book examples (3)
With a steady movement—cautious, sidelong, shrinking, and slow—I slid from the embrace of the bandage and beyond the reach of the scimitar.
Edgar Allan PoeThe Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #2148
TAIL--Thick at the root, tapering to a point, slightly feathered on lower side, 9 inches to 11 inches long and scimitar shaped.
Robert LeightonDogs and All about ThemProject Gutenberg ebook #10991
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.
Jonathan SwiftGulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #829