Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A light dress-sword worn as a part of a gentleman's court-dress.
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Examples
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Dennis place it upon the floor, whence it should reflect my legs and gilded court-sword.
The Reckoning 1899
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Moreover he holds a straight-bladed European court-sword, which is correct in i.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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