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Scimitar vs Machete - What's the difference?

scimitar | machete |

Machete is a coordinate term of scimitar.



As nouns the difference between scimitar and machete

is that scimitar is a sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade while machete is a sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.

As a verb machete is

to cut or chop with a machete.

scimitar

English

(wikipedia scimitar)

Alternative forms

* (l) * (l) * (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
  • A long-handled billhook.

    • Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * falchion

    machete

    English

    (wikipedia machete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.

    • Synonyms

    * bolo

    See also

    * bolo * cleaver * golok (Indonesian) * knife * hatchet * parang

    Verb

    (machet)
  • To cut or chop with a machete.
    • After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river.
  • To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.
    • You can't just machete about with a rapier and expect to succeed; you need to thrust properly.
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