Meanings
plural kilijes
- A kind of Turkish saber.
1 more example
"The kilij has a slight taper down the straight part of the blade. In the bottom portion, it angles sharply and becomes deeper." "So," Thomas said, "you're suggesting there are different types of scimitars?" "Yeah, a bunch. There's the Afghani pulwar, the Ethiopian shotel, the Turkic aldaspan, and at least a dozen more." "You're the resident swordsman, considerate it yours."
2015 March 17, John Wayne Falbey, “Chapter 39 Dubai”, in Endangered Species: A Sleeping Dogs Thriller, volume 2, The Falbey Group, LLC, →ISBN, page 266
Origin
- Turkishkılıç
- Englishkilij
Borrowed from Turkish kılıç.
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