Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A blow with the edge of a sword. In the language of fencing usually cut.
- noun A wound or scar produced by a blow of the edge of a sword.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a scar from a cut made by a sword
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Examples
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The momentum of the sword-cut carried him forward just enough to cause him to stumble, though, and the last of the monsters to our front clambered on to his back.
Archive 2010-05-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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I took sword-cut terminology from Shinkeudo: Japanese Swordsmanship by Toshishiro Obata.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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I took sword-cut terminology from Shinkeudo: Japanese Swordsmanship by Toshishiro Obata.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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I took sword-cut terminology from Shinkeudo: Japanese Swordsmanship by Toshishiro Obata.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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While tearing down the banner he had received a sword-cut across his face.
Les Miserables 2008
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A furious sword-cut had scarred his face, where nothing was discernible but blood.
Les Miserables 2008
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Ali was slain with a sword-cut by Ibn Muljam a name ever damnable amongst the Persians;
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He was a tall grizzled veteran whose hawk profile was marred by a dreadful sword-cut which had cleft both cheeks and the bridge of his nose; his style was all Guardee, sharp with authority and sparing with words.
Flashman on the March Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 2005
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The Hajj Sharmarkay in his youth was a man of Valour: he could not read or write; but he carried in battle four spears26, and his sword-cut was recognisable.
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Then as the cloud passed I could see the ruins of the abbey coming into view, and as the edge of a narrow band of light as sharp as a sword-cut moved along, the church and churchyard became gradually visible.
Dracula 2003
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