OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 15785

scimitar

/ˈsɪmɪtə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cimitarra
A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
Next door is a room devoted to Albanian history (“what a lovely scimitar,” I find myself exclaiming, my reserves of small talk inadequate at the sight of the family’s sword collect…