acinacesn.
/əˈsɪnəsiːz/, /əˈkɪnəkeɪz/, U.S. /əˈsɪnəˌsiz/, /əˈkɪnəˌkeɪz/ Ancient History.
A kind of straight Persian short sword.
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1653 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. New Test. 466/2 These..within a little while, grew into a very vast number, using swords like the Persian acinaces, such as the Romans call Sicæ.
1788 W. H. Hall New Royal Encycl. I. Acinaces, in antiquity, a Persian scimetar worn by chieftains, or principal captains of the military order.
1830 G. Croly Salathiel ix. 156 The Persian acinaces; the deep-hilted knife of the Indian islander;..the serrated blade of the African; all were there.
1852 H. W. Herbert Captains Old World iv. 170 The spoil taken was enormous; the brazen manger of Mardonios was seized by the Tegeatans; his dagger, or acinaces, and silver-footed throne by the Athenians.
1995 D. A. West in tr. Horace Odes xxvii. 126 On that same day he could have gone into the Parthenon and seen the acinaces, the straight, short, Persian sword which was displayed there in commemoration of the Persian War.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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