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Definition of: scimitar
(sim′ə·tər) noun
1. An Oriental sword or saber of extreme curve.
2. A billhook of somewhat similar form. Also scim′e·tar, scim′i·ter: formerly variously spelled with si–, ci–, etc. [<MF cimeterre; infl. in form by Ital. scimitarra; both? <Persian shamshīr]
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