- scim·i·tar
- /ˈsımıtɚ/ noun, pl -tars [count]: a sword with a curved blade that was used in the past especially in the Middle East and western Asia
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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
scim — scim·i·tar; scim·i·tared; scim·e·tar; scim·i·ter; … English syllables
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] … Useful english dictionary
tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… … English syllables
scimetar — scim·e·tar … English syllables
scimitar — scim·i·tar … 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
scimitar — scim·i·tar (simґĭ tahr) [Persian shimshir] 1. a sword used in the Middle East that curves to one side. 2. shaped like such a sword … Medical dictionary
scimitar — scim|i|tar [ˈsımıtə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: scimitarra, perhaps from Persian shimshir] a sword with a curved blade that was used in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
scimitar — scim|i|tar [ sımıtər ] noun count an Arab or Turkish sword with a curved blade that becomes wider near the point … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
