poniard

3 definitions found

poniard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Poniard \Pon"iard\, n. [F. poignard (cf. It. pugnale, Sp.
     pu[~n]al), fr. L. pugio, -onis; probably akin to pugnus fist,
     or fr. pugnus fist, as held in the fist. See Pugnacious.]
     A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular
     or square blade.
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           She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. --Shak.
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  Poniard \Pon"iard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poniarded; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Poniarding.]
     To pierce with a poniard; to stab. --Cowper.
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poniard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  poniard
      n 1: a dagger with a slender blade [syn: poniard, bodkin]
      v 1: stab with a poniard