blade
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old English blæd (“leaf”), from Proto-Germanic *bladą (compare West Frisian bled, Dutch blad, German Blatt, Danish blad) from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃oto (compare Irish bláth (“flower”), Tocharian A pält, Tocharian B pilta (“leaf”), Albanian fletë (“leaf”)), from *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”). Similar usage in Sägeblatt (“saw leaf”), the German term for a saw blade. More at blow.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
blade (plural blades)
- The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade.
- The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc.
- The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
- (botany) The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole). The lamina.
- A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.
- A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).
- The flat part of the tongue.
- (poetic) A sword or knife.
- (archaeology) A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.
- (ultimate frisbee) A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.
- (sailing) The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.
- A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.
- (dated) A dashing young man.
- (slang, chiefly US) A homosexual, usually male.
- Thin plate, foil.
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from blade (noun)
Translations [edit]
sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil
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thin plate, foil
The flat part of a leaf or petal
slang term for a weapon such as a dagger
flat outer part of an oar
part of a propeller
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Verb [edit]
blade (third-person singular simple present blades, present participle blading, simple past and past participle bladed)
- (informal) To skate on rollerblades.
- (transitive) To furnish with a blade.
- (intransitive, poetic) To put forth or have a blade.
- P. Fletcher
- As sweet a plant, as fair a flower, is faded / As ever in the Muses' garden bladed.
- P. Fletcher
Translations [edit]
(informal) to skate on rollerblades
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Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈbladɛ/
Adjective [edit]
blade
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