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Fire dances off the hilt of the katana in her hand.—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 While the Galaxy's Edge Legacy lightsabers are also considered collectibles, some models and some limited edition models come with special display boxes for the hilts.—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The three were: the original stunt lightsaber prop used by Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, as well as an original bladed lightsaber prop used by Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn and an original lightsaber hilt prop, screen-used by Darth Maul (played by Ray Park) in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 29 July 2025 With Russia sanctioned to the hilt, and the world in need of its resources, there’s no better time to cash in.—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hilt
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German helza hilt
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of hilt was
before the 12th century
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