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bladed

American  
[bley-did] / ˈbleɪ dɪd /

adjective

  1. having a blade or blades (often used in combination).

    a single-bladed leaf.

  2. Crystallography. of or relating to a thin, flat form suggestive of knife blades.

    bladed arsenopyrite.


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Etymology

Origin of bladed

First recorded in 1570–80; blade + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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"He admitted the offence and was given a conditional caution, which entailed advice and guidance around the legislation of knives and bladed weapons in a public place."

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

The newest — described on Thursday by a team of researchers in the journal PeerJ — is Lokiceratops rangiformis, a five-ton herbivore with spectacular, curving brow horns and huge, bladed spikes on its meter-long frill.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Police alleged the garden tool had “a sharp bladed end.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Typical treatments may include balloon angioplasty, the placement of stents or the removal of plaque with a bladed catheter, also known as an atherectomy.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023

He bladed his finger across my forehead and flicked the sweat away.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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