once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
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Continue reading … PREHISTORIC PUZZLE – Scientists solve decades-long mystery of 'sword dragon' skeleton.—FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025 The sword has never been recovered.—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025 That is gladiators without swords.—Bryan West, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025 Theft of the Sword of Charles X Similar to Sunday's robbery, a trio of masked men stole a jeweled 19th-century sword belonging to French King Charles X by using a scaffold to enter the museum through its second floor.—Mason Leath, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sword
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of sword was
before the 12th century
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