blade

Main Entry:: ¹blade
Pronunciation:: \ˈblād\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English blæd; akin to Old High German blat leaf, Latin folium, Greek phyllon, Old English blōwan to blossom — more at blow
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: leaf 1a(1) ; especially : the leaf of an herb or a grass b: the flat expanded part of a leaf as distinguished from the petiole2: something resembling the blade of a leaf: as a: the broad flattened part of an oar or paddle b: an arm of a screw propeller, electric fan, or steam turbine c: the broad flat or concave part of a machine (as a bulldozer or snowplow) that comes into contact with the material to be moved d: a broad flat body part ; specifically : scapula —used chiefly in naming cuts of meat e: the flat portion of the tongue immediately behind the tip ; also : this portion together with the tip 3 a: the cutting part of an implement b (1): sword (2): swordsman (3): a dashing lively man c: the runner of an ice skate

— blade·like

\-ˌlīk\ adjective

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