- Curved Mideast sword - curved oriental sabre - Curved sword - Curved weapon - Oriental sword - Sword type - A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the
convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians.
- A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and
lighter than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages. - A name given generally and poetically to a sword,
especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.
- Wardrobe accessory - One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman. - That by which a thing is suspended. - A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is
suspended. - A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs.
See Illust. of Countershaft. - A bridle iron. - That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the
side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.