smallsword
[ smawl-sawrd, -sohrd ]
/ ˈsmɔlˌsɔrd, -ˌsoʊrd /
Save This Word!
noun
a light, tapering sword for thrusting, formerly used in fencing or dueling.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Words nearby smallsword
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for smallsword
Finally he made him proficient in the polite use of the smallsword and the dice-box.
The Passionate Elopement|Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for smallsword
smallsword
/ (ˈsmɔːlˌsɔːd) /
noun
a light sword used in the 17th and 18th centuries: formerly a fencing weapon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012