silver-hiltedadj.
Of a sword: Having the hilt of silver.
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silver-hilted1002
basket-hiltc1550
basket-hilted1600
cross-hilted1661
brass-hilted1692
brazen-hilted1726
1002 in Thorpe Dipl. Angl. Sax. (1865) 544 Twa seolfor-hilted sweord.
1596 J. Davies Epigr. ii A silver-hilted rapier by his side.
1690 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 111 Our men..found among them 50 silver hilted swords.
1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. iii. 38 The famous Sheppard..when he appeared in public generally wore a silver-hilted sword at his side.
1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. x. 177 My war-sword silver-hilted.
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