Category:Sword

A sword is a weapon.

Sword, n. Etym: [oe. swerd, as. sweord; akin to ofries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, os. swerd, ohg. swert, g. schwert, icel. sver, sw. svärd, Dan. sværd; of uncertain origin.]

1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp

2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of Authority and power. He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. Rom. xiii. 4. She quits the balance, and resigns the sword. Dryden.

3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension. I came not to send peace, but a sword. Matt. x. 34.

4. The military power of a country. He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law. Milton.

5. (weaving)

Defn: one of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is Suspended. Sword arm, the right arm. -- sword bayonet, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and which Can be used as a sword. -- sword bearer, one who carries his master's sword; an officer in London who carries a sword before the lord mayor when he goes abroad. -- sword belt, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne at The side. -- sword blade, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword. -- sword cane, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or dagger, As in a sheath. -- sword dance. (a) a dance in which swords are brandished and Clashed together by the male dancers. Sir w. Scott. (b) a dance Performed over swords laid on the ground, but without touching them. -- sword fight, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with swords; Swordplay. -- sword grass. (bot.) See gladen. -- sword knot, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword. -- sword law, government by the sword, or by force; violence. Milton. -- sword lily. (bot.) See gladiolus. -- sword mat (naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so called From a wooden implement used in its manufacture. -- sword shrimp (zoöl.), a european shrimp (pasiphæa sivado) having A very thin, compressed body. -- sword stick, a sword cane. -- to measure swords with one. See under measure, v. t. -- to put to the sword. See under put.

In other languages, the word for "sword" is:
Chamorro: espada

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Sword - Of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Exodus 32:27; 1 Samuel 31:4; 1 Chronicles 21:27; Psalms 149:6; Proverbs 5:4; Ezekiel 16:40; Ezekiel 21:3). It is a symbol of divine chastisement (Deuteronomy 32:25; Psalms 7:12; Psalms 78:62), and of a slanderous tongue (Psalms 57:4; Psalms 64:3; Proverbs 12:18). The word of God is likened also to a sword (Hebrews 4:12; Ephesians 6:17; Revelation 1:16). Gideon's watchword was, "The sword of the Lord" (Judges 7:20).