Sabre

  • 21Sabre — The sabre or saber (see spelling differences) is a kind of sword that usually but not always has a curved, single edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger. Although sabres… …

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  • 22sabre — (sa br ) s. m. 1°   Arme d estoc et de taille, dont la lame présente une courbure, convexe du côté du tranchant, plus ou moins prononcée selon la nature du service auquel elle est destinée. Les sabres orientaux ont une courbure très forte. Les… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 23Sabre V4 — Infobox Motorcycle name = Sabre V4 aka = manufacturer = Sabre Sports Ltd Felsted Essex CM6 3LF UK production = 2001 predecessor = successor = parent company = class = 500cc engine = Yamaha YZR500 two stroke V4 500 cc related = similar = abre… …

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  • 24SABRE — s. m. Cimeterre, espèce de coutelas recourbé, qui ne tranche que d un côté. Un beau sabre. Sabre de Damas. Il alla à lui le sabre haut. On lui donna, il reçut un grand coup de sabre. La lame, la poignée d un sabre. Un sabre d une bonne trempe. Un …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 25sabre — n. & v. (US saber) n. 1 a cavalry sword with a curved blade. 2 a cavalry soldier and horse. 3 a light fencing sword with a tapering blade. v.tr. cut down or wound with a sabre. Phrases and idioms: sabre bill any S. American bird of the genus… …

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  • 26sabre — /say beuhr/, n., v.t., sabred, sabring. Chiefly Brit. saber. * * * ▪ sword also spelled  saber        heavy military sword with a long cutting edge and, often, a curved blade. Most commonly a cavalry weapon, the sabre was derived from a Hungarian …

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  • 27SABRE — n. m. Arme d’estoc et de taille qui a ordinairement du côté du tranchant une courbure convexe plus ou moins accentuée. Quelquefois, le sabre n’a aucune courbure et s’appelle Latte. Il alla à lui le sabre haut. La lame, la poignée d’un sabre.… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 28sabre — n. 1) to draw one s sabre 2) to brandish a sabre 3) (misc.) to rattle one s sabre ( to threaten to wage war ) * * * [ seɪbə] to brandish a sabre to draw one s sabre (misc.) to rattle one s sabre ( to threaten to wage war ) …

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  • 29Sabre — Saber Sa ber, Sabre Sa bre, n. [F. sabre, G. s[ a]bel; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. sz[ a]blya, Pol. szabla, Russ. sabla, and L. Gr. zabo s crooked, curved.] A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less… …

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  • 30sabre — 1. noun /ˈseɪ.bə(r)/ a) A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point. b) A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre. 2. verb /ˈseɪ.bə(r)/ To …

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