sword 音标拼音: [s'ɔrd]
n . 剑,刀剑,武力,杀戮
剑,刀剑,武力,杀戮
sword n 1 :
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard [
synonym : {
sword }, {
blade },
{
brand }, {
steel }]
Sword \
Sword \ (
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n . [
OE .
swerd ,
AS .
sweord ;
akin to OFries .
swerd ,
swird ,
D .
zwaard ,
OS .
swerd ,
OHG .
swert ,
G .
schwert ,
Icel .
sver [
eth ],
Sw .
sv [
aum ]
rd ,
Dan .
svaerd ;
of uncertain origin .]
1 .
An offensive weapon ,
having a long and usually sharp -
pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges .
It is the general term ,
including the small sword ,
rapier ,
saber ,
scimiter ,
and many other varieties .
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2 .
Hence ,
the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment ,
or of authority and power .
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He [
the ruler ]
beareth not the sword in vain . --
Rom .
xiii .
4 .
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She quits the balance ,
and resigns the sword .
--
Dryden .
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3 .
Destruction by the sword ,
or in battle ;
war ;
dissension .
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I came not to send peace ,
but a sword . --
Matt .
x .
34 .
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4 .
The military power of a country .
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He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law . --
Milton .
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5 . (
Weaving )
One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended .
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{
Sword arm },
the right arm .
{
Sword bayonet },
a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword ,
and which can be used as a sword .
{
Sword bearer },
one who carries his master '
s sword ;
an officer in London who carries a sword before the lord mayor when he goes abroad .
{
Sword belt },
a belt by which a sword is suspended ,
and borne at the side .
{
Sword blade },
the blade ,
or cutting part ,
of a sword .
{
Sword cane },
a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or dagger ,
as in a sheath .
{
Sword dance }.
(
a )
A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed together by the male dancers . --
Sir W .
Scott .
(
b )
A dance performed over swords laid on the ground ,
but without touching them .
{
Sword fight },
fencing ;
a combat or trial of skill with swords ;
swordplay .
{
Sword grass }. (
Bot .)
See {
Gladen }.
{
Sword knot },
a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword .
{
Sword law },
government by the sword ,
or by force ;
violence .
--
Milton .
{
Sword lily }. (
Bot .)
See {
Gladiolus }.
{
Sword mat } (
Naut .),
a mat closely woven of yarns ; --
so called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture .
{
Sword shrimp } (
Zool .),
a European shrimp ({
Pasiphaea sivado })
having a very thin ,
compressed body .
{
Sword stick },
a sword cane .
{
To measure swords with one }.
See under {
Measure },
v .
t .
{
To put to the sword }.
See under {
Put }.
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84 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sword ":
Excalibur ,
ax ,
battler ,
belligerent ,
belted knight ,
bickerer ,
bilbo ,
blade ,
bravo ,
brawler ,
broadsword ,
bully ,
bullyboy ,
claymore ,
cold steel ,
combatant ,
competitor ,
contender ,
contestant ,
cutlass ,
cutlery ,
cutter ,
dagger ,
disputant ,
duelist ,
edge tools ,
enforcer ,
epee ,
falchion ,
fencer ,
feuder ,
fighter ,
fighting cock ,
foil ,
foilsman ,
gamecock ,
gladiator ,
glaive ,
goon ,
gorilla ,
hatchet man ,
hood ,
hoodlum ,
hooligan ,
jouster ,
knife ,
knight ,
militant ,
naked steel ,
pigsticker ,
plug -
ugly ,
point ,
puncturer ,
quarreler ,
rapier ,
rioter ,
rival ,
rough ,
rowdy ,
ruffian ,
saber ,
sabreur ,
scimitar ,
scrapper ,
scuffler ,
sharpener ,
squabbler ,
steel ,
strong arm ,
strong -
arm man ,
strong -
armer ,
struggler ,
swashbuckler ,
swordplayer ,
swordsman ,
thug ,
tilter ,
toad sticker ,
tough ,
trusty sword ,
tuck ,
tussler ,
whittle ,
wrangler
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