Scimiter
Scimiter , noun
[French cimeterre, compare Italian scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; from Biscayan cimetarra with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimshīr.]
1.
A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and Persians.
2.
A long-handled billhook. See Billhook.
Collocations (1)
Scimiter pods (Botany) , 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.
Also: Scimitar