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scimitar definition

scimi·tar (sim′ə tər, -tär′)

noun

a short, curved sword with an edge on the convex side, used chiefly by Turks and Arabs

Etymology: It scimitarra < Pers shimshir

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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