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sword

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sword
noun /sɔːd,soʊrd/
a) A long-bladed weapon having a handle and sometimes a hilt and designed to stab, cut or slash. <! This is encyclopedic: It was sheathed in a scabbard. It was originally a melée weapon that was used in serious combat, but now is mostly used in sports and for ceremonies, and is viewed as one of the most noble weapons.

Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently.

b) Someone paid to handle a sword.

Some swords were also made solely to thrust, and some only to cut; others were equally adapted for both.


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  • Sword — (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[ a]rd, Dan. sv[ae]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp pointed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sword — 1> меч; шпага (тж. court sword, dress sword); рапира (тж. duelling sword, small sword); шашка; сабля (тж. cavalry sword) Ex: to draw the sword обнажить меч, шпагу и т. п.; начать войну Ex: to sheathe (to put up) the sword вложить меч в ножны;… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • sword — noun 1) меч; шпага, рапира; палаш; шашка; сабля; cavalry sword саб ля; court sword шпага; duelling sword рапира; the sword of justice мечправосудия, судебная власть; at swords points на ножах; враждебный, готовыйк враждебным действиям; to… …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • SWORD — est un jeu de rôle. Vous êtes dans la peau d un personnage et vous montez de niveau, il y a des combats, et c est à travers un monde imaginaire ou virtuel et fictif. Ce n est bien sur pas du 3D mais le remplissage est très bon sans compter les… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sword — est un jeu de rôle. Vous êtes dans la peau d un personnage et vous montez de niveau, il y a des combats, et c est à travers un monde imaginaire ou virtuel et fictif. Ce n est bien sur pas du 3D mais le remplissage est très bon sans compter les… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sword — For other uses, see Sword (disambiguation) and Swords (disambiguation). Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century A sword is a bladed weapon (edged weapon) used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the… …   Wikipedia

  • sword — sɔ:d сущ. 1) меч; шпага, рапира; палаш; шашка; сабля to cross, measure swords with smb. ≈ начать борьбу; скрестить мечи/шпаги с кем л. (начать войну или …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • sword — swordless, adj. swordlike, adj. /sawrd, sohrd/, n. 1. a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or… …   Universalium

  • sword — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword Date: before 12th century 1. a weapon (as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Sword —    Of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Ex. 32:27; 1 Sam. 31:4; 1 Chr. 21:27; Ps. 149:6: Prov. 5:4; Ezek. 16:40; 21:3 5).    It is a symbol of divine chastisement (Deut. 32:25; Ps. 7 …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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