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noun
a curved, single-edged sword of Oriental origin.
Also, scim·i·ter, simitar.
Origin:
1540–50; < Italian scimitarra, ultimately < Persian
1540–50; < Italian scimitarra, ultimately < Persian
Related forms
scim·i·tared, adjective
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Word Origin & History
scimitar
1548, from M.Fr. cimeterre (15c.) or It. scimitarra, of uncertain origin. Turkish would be the expected source, but no such word has been found there. Perhaps from Pers. shimshir (pronounced "shamsher," cf. Gk. sampsera "a barbarian sword," from this source), but OED finds this "unsatisfactory as to
EXPAND form." Many early variations; the modern spelling is from influence of the It. form of the word.
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