scimitar
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Weaponsscimitarscim‧i‧tar /ˈsɪmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] PMWa sword with a curved blade that was used in the pastExamples from the Corpusscimitar• Each time he nodded his fat grey head, the twin curved horns arched menacingly towards me like scimitars.• Kruger took up a sword-sharp scimitar and held it aloft for blessing.Origin scimitar (1500-1600) Italian scimitarra, perhaps from Persian shimshir