Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The blade or cutting part of a sword.
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Examples
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Meirion was stiff as a lance, and his voice thinned and steely as a sword-blade.
His Disposition 2010
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Now let me ask thee, did it ever befal any man to dream that he was battling a sore battle and after to awake from sleep and find in his hand a sword-blade besmeared with blood?
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Then through this larger forest gateway he came out into the evening light, with a chip of grey wood sticking to his sword-blade.
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Then through this larger forest gateway he came out into the evening light, with a chip of grey wood sticking to his sword-blade.
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Before she followed the body down, she dug up a few handfuls of earth and used it to scrub her sword-blade as clean as she could, then slipped the sword into its shoulder-sheath again.
The Warslayer Edghill, Rosemary 2002
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The dawn sky was the glowing shade of a sword-blade fresh from the coals of the forge.
Warlock Smith, Wilbur 2001
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The Aenir staggered back, then felt the searing agony of a sword-blade buried deep in his belly.
The Hawk Eternal Gemmell, David 1995
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He struggled to rise and a second rider ended his torment, slashing a sword-blade to his face.
The Hawk Eternal Gemmell, David 1995
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He tried to rise, only to see a sword-blade flash down.
The Hawk Eternal Gemmell, David 1995
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He stared at Caellach Gwain with a gaze as sharp as a sword-blade, and the old wizard actually shrank back from him.
Elvenblood Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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