From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishscimitarscim‧i‧tar /ˈsɪmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] PMWa sword with a curved blade that was used in the past
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scimitar• I imagine Amin, with a big scimitar.• Each time he nodded his fat grey head, the twin curved horns arched menacingly towards me like scimitars.• Kruger took up a sword-sharp scimitar and held it aloft for blessing.Origin scimitar (1500-1600) Italian scimitarra, perhaps from Persian shimshir 