noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword Date: before 12th century a weapon (as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority, 2. an agency or instrument of destruction or combat, the use of force , coercive power, something that resembles a sword, swordlike adjective
sword cane noun Date: 1823 a cane in which a sword blade is concealed
sword dance noun Date: 1604 a dance performed by men in a circle holding a sword in the right hand and grasping the tip of a neighbor's sword in the left hand, a dance performed over or around swords, swordr noun
sword dancer noun see: sword dance
sword fern noun Date: circa 1829 any of several ferns with long narrow more or less sword-shaped fronds: as, a tropical fern ( Nephrolepis exaltata ) from which the Boston fern has been developed, a fern ( Polystichum munitum ) of western North America with a large fleshy rhizome
sword grass noun Date: 1598 any of various grasses or sedges having leaves with a sharp or toothed edge
sword knot noun Date: 1676 an ornamental cord or tassel tied to the hilt of a sword
sword of damocles Usage: often capitalized S Date: 1820 an impending disaster
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