cutlass
1Cutlass — Cutlass, die englische Bezeichnung für ein Entermesser, bezeichnet Cutlass (Kurzfilm), einen Kurzfilm aus dem Jahre 2007 Oldsmobile Cutlass, ein Automobilmodell der Firma Oldsmobile USS Cutlass (SS 478), ein nach einem tropischen Fisch benanntes… …
2Cutlass — Cut lass (k[u^]t las), n.; pl. {Cutlasses} ( [e^]z). [F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cuttellus a small knife, dim. of culter knife. See {Colter}, and cf. {Curtal ax}.] A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See {Curtal …
3cutlass — 1590s, from M.Fr. coutelas (16c.), probably from It. coltellaccio large knife (with augmentative suffix accio), from coltello knife, from L. cultellus small knife, dim. of culter knife, plowshare, from PIE *kel tro , from root * (s)kel to cut …
4cutlass — ► NOUN ▪ a short sword with a slightly curved blade, formerly used by sailors. ORIGIN Latin cultellus little knife …
5cutlass — [kut′ləs] n. [Fr coutelas, via ? Prov or It coltellaccio < L cultellus, dim. of culter: see COLTER] a short, thick, curving sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used esp. by sailors …
6Cutlass — This article is about the sword. For other uses, see Cutlass (disambiguation). A 19th century French naval cutlass A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a… …
7Cutlass — Vought F7U Cutlass Vought F7U 3M Cutlass …
8cutlass — UK [ˈkʌtləs] / US noun [countable] Word forms cutlass : singular cutlass plural cutlasses a short sword with a curved blade used in the past by pirates …
9cutlass — [16] Appropriate as the name sounds, cutlass has no etymological connection with cut. It comes from Old French cutelas, a derivative (denoting large size) of coutel ‘knife’. This in turn goes back to Latin cultellus, a diminutive of culter ‘knife …
10cutlass — [[t]kʌ̱tləs[/t]] cutlasses N COUNT A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors …
