| Blade (blade) |
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| n. | (bl d) |
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| Blade |
| [OE. blade,
blad, AS. blæd leaf; akin to OS., D., Dan., *** Sw.
blad, Icel. blað], OHG. blat, G. blatt, and
perh. to L. folium, Gr. fy`llon. The root is prob. the
sa |
Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of
any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied
to the spire of grasses.
The cutting part of an instrument; as, the
blade of a knife or a sword.
The broad part of an oar; also, one of the
projecting arms of a screw propeller.
The scapula or shoulder blade.
The principal rafters
of a roof.
The four large shell
plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace
of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.
A sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless,
fellow; -- a word of somewhat indefinite meaning.
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| Blade (blade) |
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| v. t. | (bld) |
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| Blade |
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To put forth or have a
blade.
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The flat part of the
tongue immediately behind the tip, or point.
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