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  • 31Sword-shaped — a. (Bot.) Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of the Iris, cattail, and the like. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32sword — [so:d US so:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: sweord] 1.) a weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle 2.) a/the sword of Damocles literary a bad thing that might happen at any time ▪ The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.… …

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  • 33sword-bayonet — swordˈ bayonet noun A bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and used as one • • • Main Entry: ↑sword …

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  • 34Sword at Sunset — is a 1963 book by Rosemary Sutcliff, part of her The Eagle of the Ninth series. It is a modern interpretation of the legends of King Arthur.This is the first novel that Ms Sutcliff wrote using a first person singular point of view for her story.… …

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  • 35sword and sorcery — sword and sorcery, fantasy novels or stories involving knightly quests, magic and witchcraft, mythical creatures, and the like: »The Disney organization co produced “Dragonslayer,” a dark slice of sword and sorcery (Newsweek) …

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  • 36Sword of Allah — ( ar. سيف الله, English transliteration: Saifullah) was a title given to Khalid ibn al Walid by Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. The name is considered by some to be an Islamic honorary title for Muslims of military valor, especially in (re… …

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  • 37Sword hunt — Several times in Japanese history, the new ruler sought to ensure his position by calling a nihongo|Sword hunt|刀狩|katanagari. Armies would scour the entire country, confiscating the weapons of the enemies of the new regime. In this manner, the… …

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  • 38Sword of Aragon — Infobox VG title = Sword of Aragon developer = Strategic Simulations, Inc. publisher = Strategic Simulations, Inc. designer = engine = released = vgrelease|NA=vgy|1989 genre = Computer role playing game, Turn Based Strategy Game modes = Single… …

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  • 39Sword of Destiny — Infobox Arrested Development episode episode name = Sword of Destiny episode no = 2AJD17 airdate = March 27, 2005 writer = Brad Copeland director = Peter Lauer on the next = Michael gets a new roommate, and the FBI finds footage more troublesome… …

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  • 40Sword and Sorceress series — The Sword and Sorceress series is a series of fantasy anthologies edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley. As she explained in the foreword to the first volume, she created the anthology to redress the lack of strong female protagonists in the sub genre… …

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