poniard
noun
a small, slender dagger.
poniards
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present tense formof poniard (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In Chapter VI, "swords and poinards" was changed to "swords and poniards".
From The Tangled Skein by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
At the end of this room opened another smaller room, hung with cloth of gold, in which were 300 men of the king's guard armed with poniards.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Dora Leigh
There are fates more terrible than death; weapons more keen than poniards, more noiseless than pistols.
From Pauline's Passion and Punishment by Louisa May Alcott
It was an Oriental ballad all about poniards, flowers, and stars.
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Gustave Flaubert
And the blades of your poniards are half unsheathed In your belt—and ye frown on me!
From Poems by Victor Hugo
