Sword

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Related terms 1.3 See also 1.4 External links

English

Noun

sword (plural swords )

1. (Weapon) A long-bladed weapon having a handle and sometimes a hilt and designed to stab, cut or slash.

   Quotations

   • 1509: Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently . — William Shakespeare, Hevry VI, Part III, Act II, Scene II, line 59.
   • 1786: Some swords were also made solely to thrust, and some only to cut; others were equally adapted for both. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 49.

2. Someone paid to handle a sword.
3. A suit in the minor arcana in tarot .
4. A card of this suit.

Translations

weapon

Catalan: espasa f CJK Characters: 劍, 劒, 劔, 剣, 剱, 釖, 釼, 剑; 鋏, 铗; 刀 Chinese: 劍, 剑; 刀 Czech: meč m Dutch: zwaard n Estonian: mõõk Finnish: miekka French: épée f Frisian: swurd n German: Schwert n Hebrew: חרב m Icelandic: sverð m

Interlingua: spada, gladio Italian: spada f Japanese: 刀 (かたな , katana), 剣 (劍; つるぎ , tsurugi; けん, ken) Kurdish: şûr , şimşûr Lithuanian: kalavijas m Polish: miecz Portuguese: espada f Romanian: sabie f, spadă f Slovene: meč m Spanish: espada f Swedish: svärd c Turkish: kılıç

one who handles a sword

suit in tarot

Finnish: miekat plural

card of this suit

Finnish: miekka

Related terms

• swordfish
• swordplay
• swordsman
• swordsmanship
• broadsword
• double-edged sword
• longsword
• samurai sword
• short sword

See also

• bayonet
• claymore
• cutlass
• epee, épée
• foil
• katana
• machete
• rapier
• sabre
• scimitar

External links

• Wikipedia article on swords .