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PRONUNCIATION OF SMALLSWORD

smallsword  [ˈsmɔːlˌsɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMALLSWORD

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Smallsword is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SMALLSWORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

smallsword

Small sword

The small sword or smallsword is a light one-handed sword designed for thrusting which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword's popularity was between mid 17th and late 18th century. It is thought to have appeared in France and spread quickly across the rest of Europe. The small sword was the immediate predecessor of the French duelling sword and its method of use—as typified in the works of such authors as Sieur de Liancour, Domenico Angelo, Monsieur J. Olivier, and Monsieur L'Abbat—developed into the techniques of the French classical school of fencing. Small swords were also used as status symbols and fashion accessories; for most of the 18th century anyone, civilian or military, with pretensions to gentlemanly status would have worn a small sword on a daily basis. Typical small sword of the 1740s. The small sword could be a highly effective duelling weapon, and some systems for the use of the bayonet were developed using the method of the smallsword as their foundation,. Militarily, small swords continued to be used as a standard sidearm for infantry officers.

Definition of smallsword in the English dictionary

The definition of smallsword in the dictionary is a light sword used in the 17th and 18th centuries: formerly a fencing weapon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMALLSWORD


abroad
əˈbrɔːd
accord
əˈkɔːd
afford
əˈfɔːd
award
əˈwɔːd
backsword
ˈbækˌsɔːd
billboard
ˈbɪlˌbɔːd
board
bɔːd
broad
brɔːd
broadsword
ˈbrɔːdˌsɔːd
Claude
klɔːd
ford
fɔːd
fraud
frɔːd
keyboard
ˈkiːˌbɔːd
lord
lɔːd
record
ˈrɛkɔːd
sawed
sɔːd
shortsword
ˈʃɔːtˌsɔːd
sord
sɔːd
sword
sɔːd
ward
wɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMALLSWORD

small-mindedness
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smallage
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smallclothes
smallest room
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smallmouth bass
smallness
smallpox
smalls
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smalmily

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMALLSWORD

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double-edged sword
foreword
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Synonyms and antonyms of smallsword in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «smallsword» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

smallsword
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

smallsword
570 millions of speakers

English

smallsword
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

smallsword
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

smallsword
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рапира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

smallsword
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

smallsword
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

smallsword
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anak kecil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Degen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

smallsword
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

smallsword
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Smallsword
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây kiếm nhỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

smallsword
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहान शब्द
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flöre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

smallsword
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szpady
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рапіра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

smallsword
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

smallsword
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Translator English - Afrikaans

degen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

smallsword
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

smallsword
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smallsword

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMALLSWORD»

The term «smallsword» is used very little and occupies the 155.514 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMALLSWORD» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMALLSWORD»

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European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the ...
From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. sharply (like a colichemarde blade, q.v., below) some twelve inches (30 cm) below the hilt. It is a pure smallsword in design, but a rapier in intent. A piece of entirely useless information which I ...
‎2012
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The Academy of the Sword: Illustrated Fencing Books, 1500-1800
BELOW Smallsword English (London), hallmarked for 1747-48 Silver, steel, and wood; weight: 15 oz. Gift of Eric Vaule in memory of his mother, Rae D. Vaule, 1991 1991.115 The smallsword could be both a deadly weapon and a stylish ...
Donald J. LaRocca, 1998
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The Relationship Between Personal Combat and Stage Combat ...
The earliest known treatise in England on the smallsword, The Art of Fencing, is simply a collection of plates by an anonymous author. It was written c.1680, one year after Faubert's immigration to London. This treatise, though there is no text to  ...
John Lennox, 2008
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The Buccaneer’s Realm
Of the thrusting swords the smallsword, a light, quick sword descended from the rapier and often called a rapier, began to predominate among the French, English, and many of the Dutch. Its hilt was small, providing little protection to the hand.
Benerson Little autofilled, 2007
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The Ramage Companion
Eventually, it became edgeless and evolved into the smallsword. The Smallsword: The smallsword is the son of the rapier and the father to the modern epee. Because the blade no longer had to support a cutting edge it could be designed with ...
Tom Grundner, 2007
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Notable Acquisitions, 1984-1985
Exh. cat., Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1982; Jenkins, Marilyn. Islamic Art in the Kuwait National Museum. London, 1983. DGA Smallsword Possibly German, ca. 1760. I-Iiltt hardstone, copper, andgald; blade: steel, partlygilded; length ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), 1985
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The Buccaneer's Realm: Pirate Life on the Spanish Main, ...
Recommended blade length varied, but thirtyfour to thirty-six inches was not uncommon. Its shape was often triangular or “hollow,” and these triangular blades typically lacked cutting edges. A smallsword with a much wider forte (the third of the ...
Benerson Little, 2007
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Peter the Great's Army (1): Infantry
The Petrine infantryman of 1700 was issued with a plug bayonet in lieu of a smallsword. Unlike Western plug bayonets, it resembled the later cutlass bayonet , thus being suited for use as a cutting and thrusting weapon. It fitted into the muzzle ...
Angus Konstam, 1993
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To Rouse Leviathan
He jerked the scarlet cape from the Harrier's shoulders, took off his feathered helmet, and relieved him of his rapier and smallsword. Morgan split theback of the tentwith the rapier. Celeste andDiomedes tumbled out, with Tak and Sha'lor on ...
Neil Lynn Wise, 2012
10
The Light of Heaven
She was Gabriella DeZantez: Enlightened One of the Final Faith and defender of the people in the name of the Lord of All. Batsen drew a straight-bladed smallsword from a sheath at his back and rolled the weapon around his wrist, testing the ...
David A. McIntee, 2009

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMALLSWORD»

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Officer's Smallsword — You automatically get this at the start of the game. Persian Scimitars — You can unlock this by completing Community Challenge #4. «SegmentNext News, Oct 13»

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