Meaning & use
scimitar
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a curved, single-edged sword traditionally associated with Middle Eastern and South Asian warriors.
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The museum displayed an ornately engraved scimitar once carried by an Ottoman cavalry officer.
In the film, the hero disarmed his opponent with a swift arc of his scimitar.
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Often used in fiction and history writing to evoke Middle Eastern or Persian settings; its defining feature is the curved blade, unlike a straight sword.
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