n. 25B6; noun a ceremonial sword : BLADE, foil, épée, cutlass, rapier, sabre, scimitar; poetic/literary brand.
25A0; cross swords QUARREL, disagree, dispute, wrangle, bicker, be at odds, be at loggerheads, lock horns; fight, contend; informal scrap.
25A0; put to the sword KILL, execute, put to death, murder, butcher, slaughter, massacre, cut down; poetic/literary slay.