| 释义 |
scim·i·tar
\ˈsiməd.ə(r), -mətə(r) also -məˌtär or -məˌtȧ(r\ noun
also scim·i·ter \-əd.ə-, -ətə-\; or scim·e·tar \like scimitar\; or cim·e·ter \like scimiter\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French cimeterre, from Old Italian scimitarra, perhaps from Persian shimshīr
1. : a saber having a curved blade with the edge on the convex side that is used chiefly by Arabs and Turks
2. : something resembling a scimitar (as in sharpness or shape); especially : a long-handled billhook |