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poniard

[ pon-yerd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

poniard

/ ˈpɒnjəd /

Origin of poniard¹

1580–90; < French poignard, derivative of poing fist < Latin pugnus; -ard

Origin of poniard¹

C16: from Old French poignard dagger, from poing fist, from Latin pugnus; related to Latin pugnāre to fight

Already her hand approached the poniard on the table, when suddenly her ear caught an unusual noise in the turret.

It suddenly occurred to the soldier that to kill this savage princess with one blow he must poniard her in the throat.

But this comes of old fashions, and of wearing a long Liddesdale whinger instead of a poniard of Parma.

She had been protected by some (p. 140) portions of her dress which had turned the poniard aside.

Sometimes she presented the poniard to one person's breast, sometimes to another's, and oftentimes seemed to strike her own.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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