transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsȯrd ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword
Date: before 12th century
1. : a weapon (as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority
2.
a. : an agency or instrument of destruction or combat
b. : the use of force
the pen is mightier than the sword — E. G. Bulwer-Lytton
3. : coercive power
4. : something that resembles a sword
• sword·like -ˌlīk adjective
•
- at swords' points
[
sword 1: 1 pommel, 2 hilt, 3 guard, 4 blade
]