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单词 scimitared
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scimitaredadj.

Brit. /ˈsɪmᵻtəd/, U.S. /ˈsɪmədərd/, /ˈsɪməˌtɑrd/
Forms: see scimitar n. and -ed suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scimitar n., -ed suffix2.
Etymology: < scimitar n. + -ed suffix2.
1. Shaped or curved like a scimitar; (Botany) †acinaciform (obsolete).
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1767 J. Hill Veg. Syst. XII. 32 The Leaves stand single, and are egg-shaped; the Pod is scymitar'd.
1899 Independent (N.Y.) 23 Feb. 544/2 The hedges of cimetared agave, and the unknown vines and flowers.
1962 Boys' Life Aug. 40/3 His long powerful legs and scimitared sharp claws seemed to promise him much greater advantage in a fight.
2011 H. Jacobson Whatever it is, I don’t like It 53 Four hours later I am 2,500 kilometres up the coast, sitting in the gardens of the Mangrove Hotel under a scimitared moon.
2. Armed with or bearing a scimitar.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > with sword > with specific type of sword
basket-hilted1600
sabred1769
scimitared1825
1825 W. S. Rose Thoughts & Recoll. 75 Not girt with scymetared and turbaned bands.
1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways III. vii. 119 The scimitared Mesrour.
1920 National Geographic Mag. Nov. 351/2 Scimitared warriors with grim painted faces.
1969 Argus (Fremont, Calif.) 7 June 15/2 Scimitared horsemen charging the famous thin red British line.
2009 H. Mantel Wolf Hall vi. i. 560 He imagines himself surrounded by his scimitared retainers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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