knob of a sword hilt
1Pommel — Latin for little apple , the counter weight which secures the hilt to the blade and allows the hand to either rest on it or grip it. Sometimes it includes a small rivet (capstan rivet) called a pommel nut, pommel bolt, or tang nut. On some… …
2pommel — /pum euhl, pom /, n., v., pommeled, pommeling or (esp. Brit.) pommelled, pommelling. n. 1. a knob, as on the hilt of a sword. 2. the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle. See illus. under saddle. 3. Archit. a spherical ornament or… …
3pommel — pom•mel [[t]ˈpʌm əl, ˈpɒm [/t]] n. v. meled, mel•ing (esp. brit.) melled, mel•ling. 1) a knob, as on the hilt of a sword 2) the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle 3) spo either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a… …
4pommelling — pÊŒmlɪŋ n. beating with the knob of a sword; punching, beating with the fists, hitting pom·mel || pÊŒml n. round upward projection of a saddle; hilt of a sword (also pummel) v. beat, strike; hit, punch, pound; perform gymnastics on a pommel… …
5pommel — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. pomel (12c.), rounded knob, dim. of pom hilt of a sword, from L.L. pomellum, dim. of L. pomum apple, the connecting notion being roundness. Sense of front peak of a saddle first recorded mid 15c. In M.E. poetry it also …
6pommel — n. & v. n. 1 a knob, esp. at the end of a sword hilt. 2 the upward projecting front part of a saddle. v.tr. (pommelled, pommelling; US pommeled, pommeling) = PUMMEL. Phrases and idioms: pommel horse a vaulting horse fitted with a pair of curved… …
7List of fictional swords — In Arthurian fiction [ thumb|left|ArthurExcalibur).] Excalibur is featured in every tale of Arthur or Merlin ever written, in some form or another. The examples below list two of the more distinctive takes on Arthurian swords. Bernard Cornwell:… …
8Koshirae — The Koshirae is the mounting worn by a Japanese sword (e.g. katana) when the sword is being worn by its owner, whereas shirasaya is the wooden sheath and grip the sword wears when in storage.A Koshirae should be presented with the tsuka (hilt) to …
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10metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …
