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sword-cut

sword-cut

8.1
A scar on the skin made by a sword
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : corte de espada
  • The hero's sword-cut was a reminder of his fierce battles.

Examples

  • After the battle, he was left with a deep sword-cut on his cheek.

  • The assassin's sword cut across, nicking Drizzt on the tip of his nose and forcing his head to flinch to the side.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • It wasn't the sweat and dirt, nor even the blood smearing his face from a sword cut in his scalp; it was the bitter pride that aged him.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • She examined the sword-cut on his arm, wondering how he had survived.

Synonyms

scar
vssword-cut
427 1.0

A permanent mark on skin or another surface after a wound heals

is specifically from a wound made by a bladed weapon

How Severe

gash
30 3.9
sword-cut
  • Archaic
8.1
to slash
53 3.0
cut
337 1.0
scratch
203 1.6

Surface Forms

sword-cut singular
sword-cuts plural

Morphology

sword-cut = sword + cut (transparent) = sword + cut

The meaning 'a cut made by a sword' is directly and predictably composed from 'sword' + 'cut' and will be obvious to learners.

Etymology

The word sword-cut is made of sword ('a long metal weapon') and cut ('a wound or break in the skin'). So a sword-cut is literally a cut made by a sword, now used to mean the scar left by such a wound.