σπαθί — meaning in English
spathi
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English meaning
Senses
σπαθί is used for these senses in English:
- club (card games) A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
- sabre (British spelling, Canadian spelling) A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
- sword (countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
- sword A card of this suit.
- sword (weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
club — full definition
- noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
- noun A heavy stick used as a weapon, or (in sports) an implement used to strike a ball, such as in golf.
- noun A venue offering entertainment, especially music and dancing (a nightclub).
- verb To hit someone or something with a heavy stick or similar object.
- verb To join together to form a group, or to pool money for a shared purpose.
sabre — full definition
- noun A curved, single-edged sword traditionally used by cavalry.
- noun A lightweight fencing sword modelled on the cavalry weapon, used in the Olympic fencing discipline of the same name.