scimitar

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Synonyms for scimitar

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Word Origin & History

1540s, cimiterie, from Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or Italian scimitarra, of uncertain origin. Turkish would be the expected source, but no such word has been found there. Perhaps from Persian shimshir (pronounced "shamsher," cf. Greek sampsera "a barbarian sword," from this source), but OED finds this "unsatisfactory as to form." Many early variations; the modern spelling is from influence of the Italian form of the word. Century Dictionary (1902) has simitar as preferred spelling.

Example Sentences forscimitar

A scimitar between his teeth would be completely in character!

Of civet and scimitar I believe it can only be asserted that they are Eastern.

Down came the scimitar with a swish in the direction of his head.

Dropping his scimitar, he then had a struggle for the flute.

At last, he decided in favour of a Turkish robe, with a scimitar and a turban.

The yellow beak is long and curved, hence the adjectival "scimitar."

His scimitar was by his side, and a brace of pistols in his belt.

This cavalier with his scimitar was my uncle, who was then in command of the province.

Even so, from his belt hung Roland's gift to him, the jeweled Damascus scimitar.

Somehow, Simon saw the scimitar as a talisman that might also get him through this war.

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