blade, sword, edge
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The blade of the sword tends to end up covered in drops of blood.
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edge (of a knife or sword); blade
prong (of an electrical plug)
blade; sword
forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades
sharpness
Rare term
unhulled rice
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
steel
sword steel; sword
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; hasty preparation; stopgap (measure); superficial (polish, knowledge)
Orig. meaning
blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
length of a blade
walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
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