'Scymetar' definitions:

Definition of 'Scymetar'

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  • Scymetar \Scym"e*tar\, n. See Scimiter. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'scymetar'

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]