Cimeter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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[imac]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}.]


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     2. A long-handled billhook. See {Billhook}.
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     {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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cimeter \Cim"e*ter\, n.
     See {Scimiter}.
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