once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
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With swords precariously dangling above them, the witches have to place a selection of tarot cards in a specific order.—EW.com, 19 May 2025 Compared to most of the other books on this list, this one is less sad lady knight, more hilarious and competent princess with a sword.—Caitlin Starling, People.com, 19 May 2025 Bassett’s sword and sorcery movie Red Sonja will be released by Samuel Goldwyn Films later this year.—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 May 2025 But swords were undoubtedly a potent symbol for the French ruler.—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 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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