POIGNARD

Meaning of POIGNARD in English

variant of poniard

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PONIARD — I. ˈpänyə(r)d noun or poi·gnard ˈpȯinyə(r)d, ˈpwän- ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French poignard, from poing fist, from Latin pugnus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PONIARD — /pon"yeuhrd/ , n. 1. a small, slender dagger. v.t. 2. to stab with a poniard. [ 1580-90; poignard, deriv. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PONIARD — I. ˈpän-yərd noun Etymology: Middle French poignard, from poing fist, from Old French puing, from Latin pugnus fist — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PONIARD — [ 'pɒnjəd ] ■ noun historical a small, slim dagger. Origin C16: from Fr. poignard , based on L. pugnus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PONIARD — [pon.iard] n [MF poignard, fr. poing fist, fr. L pugnus fist--more at pungent] (1588): a dagger with a usu. slender …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PONIARD — n. literary a small slim dagger. [F poignard f. OF poignal f. med.L pugnale f. L pugnus fist]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PONIARD — n. literary a small slim dagger. [ F poignard f. OF poignal f. med.L pugnale f. L pugnus fist ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PONIARD — n. literary a small slim dagger. Etymology: F poignard f. OF poignal f. med.L pugnale f. L pugnus fist
Oxford English vocab

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