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кинжал — meaning in English

kinzhal

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English meaning

  • dagger noun A short weapon with a pointed, double-edged blade, used for stabbing.
  • dirk noun A long dagger with a straight blade, traditionally associated with Scotland.
  • knife noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
  • poniard noun A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.

Senses

кинжал is used for these senses in English:

  • dagger (weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
  • dirk A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
  • knife A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
  • poniard (now, chiefly, historical) A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade. [from 16th c.]

dagger — full definition

  1. noun A short weapon with a pointed, double-edged blade, used for stabbing.
  2. noun The symbol †, used in writing to mark footnotes or, historically, a person's death.

dirk — full definition

  1. noun A long dagger with a straight blade, traditionally associated with Scotland.
  2. noun A ceremonial dagger worn as part of a naval or military uniform.
  3. name A male given name of German or Dutch origin.

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