- scim|i|ter
- scim|i|tar or scim|i|ter «SIHM uh tuhr», noun.a short, curved sword used by Turks, Persians, Arabs, and other Oriental peoples. Also, simitar.╂[< Italian scimitarra, perhaps < Persian shimsîr]
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scim — scim·i·tar; scim·i·tared; scim·e·tar; scim·i·ter; … English syllables
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
scim|i|tar — or scim|i|ter «SIHM uh tuhr», noun. a short, curved sword used by Turks, Persians, Arabs, and other Oriental peoples. Also, simitar. ╂[< Italian scimitarra, perhaps < Persian shimsîr] … Useful english dictionary
scimiter — scim·i·ter … English syllables
scimitar — scim•i•tar [[t]ˈsɪm ɪ tər, ˌtɑr[/t]] or scim•i•ter [[t] tər[/t]] n. a curved, single edged sword of Oriental origin • Etymology: 1540–50; < It scimitarra … From formal English to slang
cimeter — Scimiter 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entada scandens — Scimiter 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scimitar — Scimiter 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scimiter — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scimiter pods — Scimiter 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
