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blade definition

blade (blād)

noun

    1. the leaf of a plant, esp. of grass
    2. the flat, expanded part of a leaf; lamina
    1. a broad, flat section or surface, as of an oar, propeller arm, or rotary vane
    2. the propeller arm or rotary vane itself
  1. a flat bone the shoulder blade
  2. the cutting part of a tool, instrument, or weapon
  3. the metal runner of an ice skate
  4. a sword
  5. a swordsman
  6. Old-fashioned a dashing young man
    usually in the phrase gay blade
  7. Phonet. the flat part of the tongue, behind the tip

Etymology: ME blad < OE blæd, a leaf < IE *bhlē-, var. of base *bhel-, to swell, sprout: see bloom

adjective

designating or of a chop, roast, etc., as of beef or veal, that is cut across the shoulder blade section

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