noun
Freq #59121
Meanings
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a sword with a broad blade, typically sharpened on both edges and designed mainly for cutting
The museum displayed a broadsword with an ornate basket hilt.
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noun
· a sword with a broad blade,...
broad-bladed sword
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Derived forms
broadswordsmanbroadswordsmanship
Etymology
A compound of broad and sword, recorded as a name for a broad-bladed cutting weapon. The term helped distinguish such weapons from narrower, primarily thrusting swords such as the rapier.