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recurve.

A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v/

  1. A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.

    countable · uncountable
    not as much recurve as a kukri would have, but plenty enough to make me smile

  2. A recurve bow.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥wós Proto-Italic *korwos Latin curvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin curvo Latin recurvōder. English recurve Derived from Latin recurvō.

verb/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v/

  1. To curve again, to rebend.

  2. To curve back on itself.

  3. To change direction.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥wós Proto-Italic *korwos Latin curvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin curvo Latin recurvōder. English recurve Derived from Latin recurvō.

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