Blade

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Table of contents

1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Noun

1.2.1 Translations
1.2.2 Derived expressions

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English blæd.

Noun

blade (Plural: blades)

The sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil, e.g. a knife, chisel, or screwdriver.
Thin plate, foil.
metaphorically Any weapon or tool consisting of a blade (sword, knife, etc.)

Translations

Arabic: شفرة
Breton: lavn m -ioù, lavnenn f -où (1)
Bulgarian: острие n
Chinese Characters: 刃
Chinese: 刀片
Dutch: blad n, folie m, plaat f
Finnish: terä (2)
French: lame f
German: Klinge f (1,3), Blatt n
Greek: λεπίδα f (lepída)
Interlingua: lamina (1,2)
Italian: lama f (1,2), lamierina f
Japanese: 刃
Korean: 잎
Persian: تیغ (tigh) (1,3)
Portuguese: lâmina f (1,2)
Romanian: lamă f' (1)
Romanica: lamina f (1,2)
Russian: лезвие n (lezvie)
Spanish: lámina f

Derived expressions

WordNet Definitions

nine

1. blade, leaf blade -- (especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole).
2. blade -- (a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures").
3. blade -- (something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit").
4. sword, blade, brand, steel -- (a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade).
5. blade -- (a cut of beef from the shoulder blade).
6. blade -- (a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)).
7. blade -- (the part of the skate that slides on the ice).
8. blade, vane -- (flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water).
9. blade -- (the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge).

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