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scimiter

scimiter is the obsolete spelling of scimitar.

Meaning of scimitar

Noun

scimitar (plural scimitars)

  1. A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
    • The Prince of Morocco:
      […]By this Symitare,
      That ſlew the Sophie, and a Perſian Prince
      That won three fields of Sultan Solyman,
      I would ore-ſtare the ſterneſt eies that looke,
      Out-braue the heart moſt daring on the earth:
      Plucke the yong ſucking Cubs from the ſhe Beare,
      Yea, mocke the Lion when he...c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. A long-handled billhook.

See all 3 meanings of scimitar

Forms of scimiter

pluralscimiters

Words that rhyme with scimiter

Questions about scimiter

What is scimiter the obsolete spelling of?
Scimiter is the obsolete spelling of scimitar.

Words near scimiter in the dictionary

  1. scimitarbills
  2. scimitared
  3. scimitaring
  4. scimitarlike
  5. scimitars
  6. scimiter
  7. scimiters
  8. scimmies
  9. scimmy
  10. scincid
  11. scincids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scimiter (page history and authors); scimitar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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