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Scimiter
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What's The Definition Of Scimiter?Synonyms | Synonyms for Scimiter: Related Terms | Find terms related to Scimiter: See Also | Scimiter In Webster's Dictionary \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre,
cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra
with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[=i]r.]
1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the
convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs
and persians. [Written also {cimeter}, and {scymetar}.]
2. A long-handled billhook. See {Billhook}.
{Scimiter pods} (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a
leguminous woody climbing plant ({Entada scandens})
growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard
round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are
made into boxes.
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