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• cut|lass — or cut|las «KUHT luhs», noun. 1. a short, heavy, slightly curved sword, used in former times especially by sailors. 2. a large, heavy knife; machete. ╂[< French coutelas < couteau, coutel < Latin cultellus (diminutive) < culter knife] …   Useful english dictionary

• lass — cut·lass; lass; wind·lass·er; wind·lass; …   English syllables

• cut — cut·cher·ry; cut·ie; cut·lash; cut·lass; cut·ler; cut·le·ria; cut·le·ri·a·ce·ae; cut·le·ri·a·les; cut·ler·ite; cut·lery; cut·let; cut·ling; cut·lings; cut·ta·ble; cut·tage; cut·ta·nee; cut·teau; cut·ted; cut·ter·man; cut·ter; cut·ting·ly;… …   English syllables

• cut|las — cut|lass or cut|las «KUHT luhs», noun. 1. a short, heavy, slightly curved sword, used in former times especially by sailors. 2. a large, heavy knife; machete. ╂[< French coutelas < couteau, coutel < Latin cultellus (diminutive) <… …   Useful english dictionary

• Shadow Lass — Superherobox| caption=Shadow Lass, post Infinite Crisis comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Shadow Lass real name=Tasmia Mallor publisher=DC Comics debut= Adventure Comics #365 creators=Jim Shooter Curt Swan alliance… …   Wikipedia

• Love lass — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cutlass — cut·lass …   English syllables

• cutlass — cut•lass or cut•las [[t]ˈkʌt ləs[/t]] n. mil a short, curving sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used by sailors • Etymology: 1585–95; earlier coutelace < MF coutelas=coutel knife (< L cultellus) + as aug. suffix …   From formal English to slang

• cutlass — cut|lass [ˈkʌtləs] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: coutelas, from Old French coutel knife , from Latin cultellus] a short sword with a curved blade, used by ↑sailors or ↑pirates in the past …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cutlass — cut|lass [ kʌtləs ] noun count a short sword with a curved blade used in the past by PIRATES …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English