yataghan
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Yataghan — Yat a*ghan, n. [Turk. y[=a]t[=a]gh[=a]n.] A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight. [Written also {ataghan}, {attaghan}.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yataghan — or yatagan [yat′ə gan΄] n. [Turk yatağan] a type of Turkish short saber with a double curved blade and a handle without a guard … English World dictionary
yataghan — noun Etymology: Turkish yatağan Date: 1815 a long knife or short saber that lacks a guard for the hand at the juncture of blade and hilt and that usually has a double curve to the edge and a nearly straight back … New Collegiate Dictionary
yataghan — /yat euh gan , geuhn/; Turk. /yah tah gahn /, n. a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade, concave toward the hilt, and a hilt with a prominent pommel and no guard. Also, ataghan, yatagan. [1810 20; < Turk yatagan] * * * … Universalium
yataghan — noun /ˈjætəɡæn/ A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the mid 16th to late 19th centuries. The angry faced official communicated the intelligence to a large group of Anadolian, Caramanian, Bosniac, and Roumelian Turks, sturdy, undersized … Wiktionary
yataghan — n. long curved Turkish sword with a single edged blade … English contemporary dictionary
yataghan — [ jatəgan] noun chiefly historical a sword without a guard and typically with a double curved blade, used in Muslim countries. Origin from Turk. yataǧan … English new terms dictionary
yataghan — yat·a·ghan … English syllables
yataghan — yat•a•ghan or yat•a•gan [[t]ˈyæt əˌgæn, gən[/t]] turk. [[t]ˌyɑ tɑˈgɑn[/t]] also ataghan n. fot a Turkish saber having a doubly curved blade and a hilt with no guard • Etymology: 1810–20; < Turkish yatağan … From formal English to slang
yataghan — A long knife, common in Turkey, which has a double curved blade … Grandiloquent dictionary
yataghan — /ˈjætəgən/ (say yatuhguhn) noun a Turkish sabre with a curved blade, having an eared pommel and lacking a guard. Also, ataghan, yatagan. {Ottoman Turkish} …
