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Definitions for poniard
ˈpɒn yərdponiard
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Princeton's WordNet
poniard, bodkinverb
a dagger with a slender blade
poniardverb
stab with a poniard
Wiktionary
poniardnoun
A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.
poniardverb
To stab with a poniard.
Etymology: From poignard, from poing, from Old French, from pugnus, ultimately from peuk-.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Poniardnoun
A dagger; a short stabbing weapon.
Etymology: poignard, Fr. pugio, Lat.
She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. William Shakespeare.
Melpomene would be represented, in her right hand a naked poniard. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.
Poniards hand to hand
Be banish’d from the field, that none shall dare
With shortned sword to stab in closer war. Dryden.To Poniardverb
To stab with a poniard.
Etymology: poignardier, French.
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poniard
A poniard is a small, lightweight dagger typically characterized by a sharp, pointed blade. It was often used for stabbing during medieval times.
Webster Dictionary
Poniardnoun
a kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade
Poniardverb
to pierce with a poniard; to stab
Etymology: [F. poignard (cf. It. pugnale, Sp. pual), fr. L. pugio, -onis; probably akin to pugnus fist, or fr. pugnus fist, as held in the fist. See Pugnacious.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Poniard
pon′yard, n. a small dagger for stabbing.—v.t. to stab with a poniard. [Fr. poignard—poing, fist (It. pugno)—L. pugnus.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
poniard
A short dagger with a sharp edge.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
poniard
A pointed instrument for stabbing; borne in the hand, or at the girdle, or in the pocket; a small dagger.
poniard
To pierce with a poniard; to stab.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of poniard in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of poniard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- puñalSpanish
- pugnaleItalian
- knijf, ponjaardDutch
- punhalPortuguese
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