Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ i-str ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French coustillier soldier carrying a short sword, from coustille short sword, ultimately from Latin cultellus knife ― more at CUTLASS
Date: 1575
archaic : a mean fellow : VARLET
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ i-str ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French coustillier soldier carrying a short sword, from coustille short sword, ultimately from Latin cultellus knife ― more at CUTLASS
Date: 1575
archaic : a mean fellow : VARLET
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012