hilt
the handle of a sword or dagger.
the handle of any weapon or tool.
to furnish with a hilt.
Idioms about hilt
to the hilt, to the maximum extent or degree; completely; fully to play the role to the hilt.: Also up to the hilt.
Origin of hilt
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How to use hilt in a sentence
If Justice Ginsburg’s family did not follow Jewish tradition by delaying her burial, in other respects they honored that tradition to the hilt.
In Death, As In Life, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Balanced Being American And Jewish | LGBTQ-Editor | September 25, 2020 | No Straight NewsThe diamond-hilted sword was not taken into the fray, unfortunately, as it happened, and fell a prey to the baggage-looters.
Armour in England | J. Starkie GardnerNext the sabre golden-hilted, sable and with gold embossed, Brave Yudhishthir kept that sabre when the king his kingdom lost!
Maha-bharata | AnonymousGray spears over chariots: ivory-hilted swords on thighs: silvery shields above their elbows.
A gold hilted sword in his hand; a blood-red shield which has been speckled with rivets of white bronze between plates of gold.
An ivory-hilted sword in the hand of each of them, and whoever enters the house they essay to smite him with the swords.
British Dictionary definitions for hilt
/ (hɪlt) /
the handle or shaft of a sword, dagger, etc
to the hilt to the full
(tr) to supply with a hilt
Origin of hilt
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with hilt
see to the hilt.
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