n. 短弯刀, 半月形刀, 短弯刀状物

[ noun ]
a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
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Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre,
cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra
with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[=i]r.]
1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the
convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs
and persians. [Written also {cimeter}, and {scymetar}.]

2. A long-handled billhook. See {Billhook}.

{Scimiter pods} (Bot.), the immense curved woody pods of a
leguminous woody climbing plant ({Entada scandens})
growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard
round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are
made into boxes.