once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
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From Big Stupid Face, a manuscript in progress.—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 Created by British artist Jonathan Yeo, the painting portrays the king holding a sword and wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, which blends into a matching red backdrop.—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024 Two individuals are seen fighting with swords, and a group of people are seen dancing around a fire.—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024 While generals Grant and Lee may have buried the sword at Virginia’s Appomattox Court House in 1865, the War of the Juleps continues to this day as the great liquid battle between Maryland rye and Kentucky bourbon, and which should be employed in a julep.—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sword
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of sword was
before the 12th century
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