English Explanatory Dictionary

scimitar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
  2. A long-handled billhook.
verb
  1. To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪmɪtə/ /ˈsɪmɪtɑː/ /ˈsɪmɪtəɹ/ /ˈsɪmɪˌtɑɹ/ Scimitar-pronunciation-us.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-scimitar.wav

Word forms

scimitar scimitars cimeter cimiter cymeter semitar scimiter scimetar scimitaring scimitared

Etymology

First attested in 1548. From Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or directly from Italian scimitarra, possibly from an unknown Ottoman Turkish word, ultimately from Persian شمشیر (šamšir, “sword”). Doublet of shamshir.

Related words

falchion

Derived words

scimitar babbler scimitar cat scimitar-horned oryx scimitar leg scimitar pod scimitar shell scimitar syndrome scimitar-toothed scimitar-toothed tiger scimitar-winged piha scimmy
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