scim ‧ i ‧ tar /ˈsɪmətə, ˈsɪmɪtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: scimitarra , perhaps from Persian shimshir ]
a sword with a curved blade that was used in the past
scim ‧ i ‧ tar /ˈsɪmətə, ˈsɪmɪtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: scimitarra , perhaps from Persian shimshir ]
a sword with a curved blade that was used in the past
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012