SCIMITAR


Meaning of SCIMITAR in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' si-m ə -t ə r, - ˌ tär

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian scimitarra

Date: 1562

: a saber having a curved blade with the edge on the convex side and used chiefly by Arabs and Turks

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