“If you must have a weapon,” he said, “upon such a peaceful occasion, why did you not use the short poniard sent from Edinburgh on purpose?”
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Poniard
//ˈpɑnjɚd//
Synonyms for "poniard" (16 found)
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Translations
19 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- кама́ noun (dagger)
- кинжа́л noun (dagger)
Dutch
2 entries- knijf noun (dagger)
- ponjaard noun (dagger)
Esperanto
1 entries- ponardo noun (dagger)
French
1 entries- poignard noun (dagger)
Galician
1 entries- puñal noun (dagger)
Ido
1 entries- poniardo noun (dagger)
Italian
1 entries- pugnale noun (dagger)
Latin
1 entries- sīca noun (dagger)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- dolk noun (dagger)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- خنجر noun (dagger)
- دشنه noun (dagger)
- قامه noun (dagger)
Persian
1 entries- شوشکه noun (dagger)
Polish
1 entries- sztylet noun (dagger)
Portuguese
1 entries- punhal noun (dagger)
Russian
1 entries- кинжа́л noun (dagger)
Spanish
1 entries- puñal noun (dagger)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The fatal weapon was found in the chamber smeared with blood. It was the same poniard which Henry should have worn on the wedding-day, and the unhappy sister had probably contrived to secrete on the preceding evening, when it had been shown to her among other articles of preparation for the wedding.
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The sir King ha's wag'd with him six Barbary horses, / against the which he impon'd as I take it, sixe French / Rapiers and Poniards, with their assignes, as Girdle, / Hangers or so[…].
Source: wiktionary
You yeoman phevvterer, conduct mee to / The Lady of the manſion, or my poniard / Shall diſemboge thy ſoule.
Source: wiktionary
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