| NOUN | artifact | sword, blade, brand, steel | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
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| Sounds | sao'rd | |
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| Rhymes | aboard ... Woodward: 73 rhymes with aord... | |
| Meaning | A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. | |
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| Synonyms | blade, brand, steel | |
| Instances | Excalibur | The legendary sword of King Arthur |
| Parts | blade | The flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge |
| foible | The weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip | |
| forte | The stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible | |
| haft, helve | The handle of a weapon or tool | |
| hilt | The handle of a sword or dagger | |
| point, tip, peak | A V shape | |
| Narrower | backsword | A sword with only one cutting edge |
| broadsword | A sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges | |
| cavalry sword, saber, sabre | A stout sword with a curved blade and thick back | |
| cutlas, cutlass | A short heavy curved sword with one edge | |
| falchion | A short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point | |
| fencing sword | A sword used in the sport of fencing | |
| rapier, tuck | A straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges | |
| Broader | weapon, arm, weapon system | Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting |
| Spanish | espada, garrancha | |
| Catalan | espasa | |
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