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iaido

iaido noun: a Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.

Noun

iaido (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.
    • The traditional Japanese swordsmanship, iaido, on which Forza is based, is “linear, precise — one stab and it’s over,” she says.2007 August 26, Mary Tannen, “Diet by the Sword”, in New York Times

Origin of iaido

Borrowed from Japanese 居合道.

Questions about iaido

What does iaido mean?
Iaido means a Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.
What part of speech is iaido?
Iaido is a noun.

Words near iaido in the dictionary

  1. IAFF
  2. Iafrate
  3. Iafrates
  4. IAG
  5. Iago
  6. iaido
  7. Iain
  8. Iakchos
  9. Iakkhos
  10. IAL
  11. IALA

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