n. [ OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sverð, Sw. svärd, Dan. svaerd; of uncertain origin. ]
He [ the ruler ] beareth not the sword in vain. Rom. xiii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
She quits the balance, and resigns the sword. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
I came not to send peace, but a sword. Matt. x. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]
He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sword arm,
Sword bayonet,
Sword bearer,
Sword belt,
Sword blade,
Sword cane,
Sword dance.
Sword fight,
Sword grass. (Bot.)
Sword knot,
Sword law,
Sword lily. (Bot.)
Sword mat (Naut.),
Sword shrimp (Zool.),
Sword stick,
To measure swords with one.
To put to the sword.
n. (Zool.) A humming bird (Docimastes ensiferus) having a very long, slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. AS. geswurdod. ] Girded with a sword. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who uses, or fights with, a sword; a swordsman; a soldier; a cutthroat. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Swordfish sucker (Zool.),
n. (Zool.) The spotted gunnel (Muraenoides gunnellus). [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Slashing with a sword. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Destitute of a sword. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. Fencing; a sword fight. [ 1913 Webster ]