kilij

K5I1L1I1J8

noun

A kind of Turkish saber.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounkilij (plural kilijes)

plural kilijes

  1. 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

  1. Turkishkılıç
  2. Englishkilij

Borrowed from Turkish kılıç.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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