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Blade   /bleɪd/   Listen
Blade

noun
1.
Especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole.  Synonym: leaf blade.
2.
A dashing young man.
3.
Something long and thin resembling a blade of grass.
4.
A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard.  Synonyms: brand, steel, sword.
5.
A cut of beef from the shoulder blade.
6.
A broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue).
7.
The part of the skate that slides on the ice.
8.
Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water.  Synonym: vane.
9.
The flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge.



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"Blade" Quotes from Famous Books



... heartwood burning on an altar of sacrifice to the deity of the forest; the markings on "the dead tops" and ripe trees and trees with broken top "leaders" for the lumberman to come and harvest. No picture could give the jolly song of the cross-cut saw, the musical ripping of the oiled blade through the huge logs, the odor of the imprisoned sunbeams and flowers from the rain of the yellow saw-dust. No picture could possibly tell you the life story of yon big tree, the warrior of the woods who had beaten down all competitors and enemies and wore his purple cones like the ...
— The Freebooters of the Wilderness • Agnes C. Laut
... the point of rising from a high-backed chair before this table was a man wearing the red robe of a Cardinal. He turned to greet his visitor and Paul looked into the eyes of Giovanni Pescara. There was a clash definite as that of blade upon blade, then the Cardinal inclined his head with gentle dignity and extended a delicate white hand. A padded armchair stood beside the end ...
— The Orchard of Tears • Sax Rohmer
... the combatants staggered and swayed. An arm was thrust out at him, but the blade that had been driven against him did not flash in the moonlight, for the body of the wielder was between it and the spectators. Even the jacks stood silent, they having halted at Tom Gray's command, but their breathing was ...
— Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods • Jessie Graham Flower
... as she repeated it, pinched her cheek, and reentered the circle. Not only in reach and stature had the Bear the advantage of him, but his blade was longer by a good two inches. 'Scruff' Mackenzie had looked into the eyes of men before, and he knew it was a man who stood against him; yet he quickened to the glint of light on the steel, to the dominant ...
— The Son of the Wolf • Jack London
... see the blood wash'd entirely away from the axe, Both blade and helve are clean, They spirt no more the blood of European nobles, they clasp no ...
— Leaves of Grass • Walt Whitman


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