Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A professional bull-fighter whose duty is to kill the bull with the sword. See also
matador . - noun The swordfish.
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Examples
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Freshly caught fish are displayed at the entrance; you may find squid, tuna, swordfish, or a local fish called espada, or scabbard, which is like a less flaky cod.
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This seemed to be the most graceful feat of the day, and one requiring nearly as much nerve as that of the "espada," whose arrival a final flourish of trumpets now announced.
On the Equator Harry De Windt 1894
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I took good care not to miss it, and I will take still better care not to describe it, although the chief "espada" was Chiclanero, the handsomest of all those handsome fellows, and the one who was said to have roused the most violently passionate fondness in the fair sex.
Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville Prince De Joinville 1859
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But most of all, the kids loved the fish market, with its exotic fresh fish, such as the "espada"
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Español · Egipto: Heba Mohammed Najeeb - entre la espada y la pared
Global Voices in English » Egypt: Heba Mohammed Najeeb – between a rock and a hard place 2009
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El tejido de la espada (The Weaving of the Sword), by José Miguel Pallarés.
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Amagatana é uma espada mística para apreciar a vida após a chuva.
Archive 2008-03-01 Red 2008
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Amagatana é uma espada mística para apreciar a vida após a chuva.
Amagatana+Fula Red 2008
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“Mi espada,” she calls out to her sword boy, and her mouth floods with the familiar mineral saltiness.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
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As No. 5 espada, Nitra was about to finish Ichigo off, guess who turned up to save the day.
Bleach: Episode 195 2008
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