scimitar
noun
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
scimiter,
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a variation of
scimitar.
Example Sentences
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Can it be? 'twas a flash! that accurst scimiter In thought even cuts thee from Shemselnihar.
From Poems — Volume 1 by George Meredith
“Dogs! what signifies this intrusion?” exclaimed Ibrahim Pasha, starting from the sofa, and grasping the handle of his scimiter.
From Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds
“Why, you’ve got your dagger on, sir,” hesitatingly suggested the lad, as he caught the gleam of a small scimiter among the folds of Almanzor’s tunic.
From Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time by George C. Hazelton
Others succeeded, some heavily armed, others a la gineta, with lance and buckler; and lastly came the legions of foot-soldiers, with arquebus and crossbow, and spear and scimiter.
From Washington Irving by Charles Dudley Warner
Others succeeded, some heavily armed, others à la gineta, with lance and buckler; and lastly came the legions of foot-soldiers, with arquebus and cross-bow, and spear and scimiter.
From Washington Irving by Charles Dudley Warner
