First Known Use: 1562
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scimitar
noun scim·i·tar \ˈsi-mə-tər, -ˌtär\
: a sword with a curved blade that was used in the past especially in the Middle East and western Asia
Full Definition of SCIMITAR
: a saber having a curved blade with the edge on the convex side and used chiefly by Arabs and Turks
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Origin of SCIMITAR
Italian scimitarra
Rhymes with SCIMITAR
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