blade

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 References 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Old English blæd ‘leaf’, from Germanic *bladaz. Cognate with Danish and Dutch blad, German Blatt ‘leaf’, probably with Latin folium too^[1].

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• IPA: /bleɪd/, SAMPA: /bleId/
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  Rhymes: -eɪd

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blade (plural blades)

1. The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade.
2. The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc.
3. The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
4. (botany) The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole). The lamina.
5. A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.
6. A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).
7. The flat part of the tongue.
8. (poetic) A sword or knife.
9. (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.
10. (ultimate frisbee) A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.
11. (sailing) The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.
12. A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.
13. (dated) A dashing young man.
14. (slang, chiefly US) A homosexual, usually male.
15. Thin plate, foil.

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(archaeology) Creswell Crags

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to blade (third-person singular simple present blades, present participle blading, simple past and past participle bladed)

1. (informal) To skate on rollerblades.

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• hydroblade

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• Notes:

1. ^ Etymology according to ODS: "muligvis beslægtet med lat. folium"

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abdel
• abled
• baled