ˈsiməd.ə(r), -mətə(r) also -məˌtär or -məˌtȧ(r noun
also scim·i·ter -əd.ə-, -ətə- ; or scim·e·tar like scimitar ; or cim·e·ter like scimiter
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Etymology: Middle French cimeterre, from Old Italian scimitarra, perhaps from Persian shimshīr
1. : a saber having a curved blade with the edge on the convex side that is used chiefly by Arabs and Turks
2. : something resembling a scimitar (as in sharpness or shape) ; especially : a long-handled billhook