hilt

[ hilt ]

/ hɪlt /

noun

the handle of a sword or dagger.

the handle of any weapon or tool.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with a hilt.

Nearby words

hillsite, hilltop, hilly, hillyer, hilo, hilt, hilton, hilton's law, hilton's white line, hilum, hilus

Idioms

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

before 900; Middle English, Old English hilt(e); cognate with Middle Dutch hilt(e), Old Norse hjalt, Old High German helza handle of a sword

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Examples from the Web for hilted

Fleuret meant in Old French a sword-blade not yet polished and hilted, and we find it used, as we do Eng.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

British Dictionary definitions for hilted

hilt

/ (hɪlt) /

noun

the handle or shaft of a sword, dagger, etc

to the hilt to the full

verb

(tr) to supply with a hilt

Word Origin for hilt

Old English; related to Old Norse hjalt, Old Saxon helta oar handle, Old High German helza

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Idioms and Phrases with hilted

hilt

see to the hilt.