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Definitions of sword

1. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power. Newage Dictionary DB

2. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension. Newage Dictionary DB

3. The military power of a country. Newage Dictionary DB

4. One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended. Newage Dictionary DB

5. A long, keen-edged, sharp-pointed offensive weapon with one or two cutting edges; the symbol of justice, vengeance, or war. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.

6. An offensive weapon with a long blade, sharp upon one or both edges, for cutting or thrusting: destruction by the sword or by war: war: the emblem of vengeance or justice, or of authority and power. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.

7. A weapon for cutting or thrusting; destruction by war; war. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

8. A long blade fixed in a hilt, as a weapon; military power. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

9. A sharp-edged offensive weapon used either for thrusting or cutting; destruction by war; an emblem of vengeance or justice, authority and power; war; dissension; an emblem of triumph and protection. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.

10. A warlike weapon made of steel, consisting of a long knife-like blade, one side being a sharp cutting edge, and having a handle at one end-used as a weapon for stabbing and cutting; destruction by war; vengeance or justice; emblem of power or of triumph. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Usage examples for sword

1. Why was he not dead, he who had a sword at his side? – Lysbeth A Tale Of The Dutch by H. Rider Haggard

2. I saw you hit three or four fellows running with the flat of your sword – Hypatia or, New Foes with an Old Face by Charles Kingsley