broadsword vs sword

broadsword

noun
  • A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt. 

  • A person armed with such a sword. 

  • A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it. 

  • Synonym of longsword 

sword

noun
  • A long-bladed weapon device with a grip- a hilt (a pommel and cross guard), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack. 

  • A suit in the minor arcana in tarot. 

  • The weapon, often used as a heraldic charge. 

  • A card of this suit. 

  • One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended. 

verb
  • To stab or cut with a sword 

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