cimeter

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A form of scimitar — A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nouncimeter (plural cimeters)

plural cimeters

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of scimitar.

    And the work of death commenced on both sides, but it was more dreadful on the part of the Lamanites, for their nakedness was exposed to the heavy blows of the Nephites with their swords and their cimeters, which brought death almost at every stroke.

    1830, “Alma 43”, in The Book of Mormon^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Book_of_Mormon_(1981)/Alma#43:37)
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    Think of the hundred black slaves, with their torches of scented wax—the guards with their gorgeous turbans and glittering cimeters—the lighted galleries of the palace—the gardens with their thousand lamps—the sparkling fountains—and the lake, one gigantic mirror of the whole festival.

    1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 257

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APA

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MLA

“cimeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cimeter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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