单词 | cutlass |
释义 | cutlass From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Weaponscutlasscut‧lass /ˈkʌtləs/ noun [countable]PMWa short sword with a curved blade, used by sailors or pirates in the pastExamples from the Corpuscutlass• Pangas were the big cutlasses they used for agriculture-and the violent settling of a quarrel.• Some held bloody cutlasses drooping in their hands.• A swarthy fellow with ringlets was taking a slash at her with a heavy cutlass.Origin cutlass (1500-1600) French coutelas, from Old French coutel “knife”, from Latin cultellus |
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