Definition of sword

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Sword (n.) An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties..

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Glaive :: Glaive (n.) A sword; -- used poetically and loosely.
Of :: Of (prep.) Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water..
Xiphophyllous :: Xiphophyllous (a.) Having sword-shaped leaves.
Rusty :: Rusty (superl.) Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat..
Fence :: Fence (n.) Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing..
Creese :: Creese (n.) A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade..
Knight :: Knight (v. t.) To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---..
Swordbill :: Sword (n.) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
Hilt :: Hilt (n.) A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like..
Pilcher :: Pilcher (n.) A scabbard, as of a sword..
Espadon :: Espadon (n.) A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners..
Swing :: Swing (v. t.) To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business..
Sword :: Sword (n.) Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power..
Swordfish :: Sworder (n.) One who uses, or fights with, a sword; a swordsman; a soldier; a cutthroat..
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To pull from a sheath, as a sword..
Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him..
Accolade :: Accolade (n.) A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword..
Slip :: Slip (n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like..
Heel :: Heel (n.) The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword..
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