a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle.
this weapon as the symbol of military power, punitive justice, authority, etc.: The pen is mightier than the sword.
a cause of death or destruction.
war, combat, slaughter, or violence, especially military force or aggression: to perish by the sword.
(initial capital letter)Military. the code name for one of the five D-Day invasion beaches on France's Normandy coast, assaulted by British forces.
Idioms for sword
at swords' points, mutually antagonistic or hostile; opposed: Father and son are constantly at swords' point.
cross swords,
to engage in combat; fight.
to disagree violently; argue: The board members crossed swords in the selection of a president.
put to the sword, to slay; execute: The entire population of the town was put to the sword.
Origin of sword
before 900; Middle English; Old English sweord; cognate with Dutch zwaard,German Schwert,Old Norse sverth
It comes at the film’s conclusion, after Mulan has returned home to her family and received her father’s blessing for running away with his sword and armor.
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