'Scimitar' definitions:
Definition of 'scimitar'
From: WordNet
noun
A curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
Definition of 'Scimitar'
From: GCIDE
- Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre, cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[imac]r.]
- 1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians. [Written also cimeter, and scymetar.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook. [1913 Webster]
- Scimiter pods (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant (Entada scandens) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are made into boxes. [1913 Webster]