Sworn vs Sword - What's the difference?
sworn | sword |
Given under oath.
(weaponry) A long-bladed weapon having a handle and sometimes a hilt and designed to stab, hew, or slice.
* 1591 , William Shakespeare, Henry VI , Part III, Act II, Scene II, line 59.
* 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 49.
Someone paid to handle a sword.
(tarot) A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.
(tarot) A card of this suit.
(weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
As an adjective sworn
is given under oath.As a verb sworn
is .As a noun sword is
(weaponry) a long-bladed weapon having a handle and sometimes a hilt and designed to stab, hew, or slice .sworn
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Adjective
(-)- His sworn statement convinced the judge.
- a sworn enemy
sword
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently.
- Some swords were also made solely to thrust, and some only to cut; others were equally adapted for both.