smallsword

noun

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as in sabre

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  1. saber
  2. broadsword
  3. rapier
  4. sword
  5. scimitar
  6. cutlass
Noun
  • Wim made the first try, but was scared off by Jod holding the saber to Wendle’s neck.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This raised concerns about Moscow's saber rattling over its atomic weapons capabilities, which Putin also referred to in his speech on Friday, noting how Russia's nuclear doctrine now includes Belarus, if Moscow deemed the sovereignty of its neighbor under threat.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of saber
Noun
  • With fire and broadsword came pestilence, in the form of a sickness called Morrisania fever, which carried off many Refugees.
    Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • In 2019, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas stabbed the balloon of sky-high expectations of his candidacy with a broadsword of a meltdown in Miami.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
Definition of broadsword
Noun
  • As for weapons, Jon Snow’s Valyrian steel sword, Longclaw; Arya Stark’s rapier, Needle and Jaime Lannister’s Oathkeeper are among the offerings.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Its climax pits gentleman thief Arsène Lupin III against the dastardly Count Lazare de Cagliostro, with their rivalry culminating in a sweeping duel — the Count with a rapier, Lupin with a giant wrench — inside of the titular castle’s clock tower.
    Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Definition of rapier
Noun
  • Morita tried to take off his master’s head with a sword, but made a botch of it; another disciple had to finish the job.
    Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Remarkably, researchers also recovered parts of the sword’s scabbard—a sheath of wood and leather lined in beaver fur.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of sword
Noun
  • For instance, some species were categorized as saber toothed, conical toothed, or scimitar toothed.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
  • There’s also a head-spinning number of high-flying and extremely athletic dance scenes — some with drums and veils, some with tap shoes, some with scimitars and some with dinner trays that hide pop-up surprises.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of scimitar
Noun
  • The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
    Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Definition of cutlass
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