scimitar.
A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
Meaning & usage
A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
A long-handled billhook.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1548. From Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or directly from Italian scimitarra, possibly from an unknown Ottoman Turkish word, ultimately from Classical Persian شمشیر (šamšēr, “sword”). Doublet of shamshir.
To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1548. From Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or directly from Italian scimitarra, possibly from an unknown Ottoman Turkish word, ultimately from Classical Persian شمشیر (šamšēr, “sword”). Doublet of shamshir.
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