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词汇 talwar
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Definition of talwar in English:

talwar

(also tulwar)
nountʌlˈwɑː
Indian
  • A sword, especially a type of sabre.

    〈印度〉马刀;剑

    the crowd poked at me with sticks and sheathed talwars
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They then used talwars to ward off the police.
    • My tulwar has a hilt that was clearly made for someone with smaller hands than I.
    • The point of having a curve in a tulwar or a kirpan is to enable you to perform ‘draw cuts’.
    • Tribesmen whose skill lies more in the blade than the bow become bladesmen, wielding the tulwar with grace and speed.
    • As with the previous engagements, the fighting was bitter, with close hand to hand fighting; the Sikhs preferring to rely on their tulwars whilst the British pressed forward with their bayonets.

Origin

Early 19th century: Hindi talvār from Sanskrit taravāri.

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