poniard
Small thrusting knife
A poniard is a slender dagger, typically with a triangular or square blade designed for thrusting.
The word is archaic or literary, appearing mainly in historical fiction and drama: He drew his poniard and lunged.
As a verb, to poniard someone is to stab them with such a weapon.
Flat cutting edge
- stilettoThin-bladed knife or heel
- dirkLong Scottish dagger
- bodkinBlunt-tipped sewing tool
- tuckFold into concealment
kriss · steel · hilt · sheath · crossguard · pommel · tang · parrying
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
- MacbethAmbitious thane's downfall
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
treachery · betrayal · intrigue · dramatic · Jacobean · revenge · soliloquy · bodkin
Forceful forward motion
- lungeSudden forward movement
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- pierceMake hole through
- stabPierce with point
duel · riposte · fencing · swordplay · rapier · duelist · seconds · honor
Preserved ancient object
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- curioOdd collectible item
Renaissance · Elizabethan · Victorian · antiquarian · historical · restoration · preservation · museum
blade
Flat cutting edge
tuck · kriss · steel · hilt · sheath · crossguard · pommel · tang · parrying · sidearm
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
- MacbethAmbitious thane's downfall
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
assassination · treachery · betrayal · intrigue · dramatic · Jacobean · revenge · soliloquy · bodkin · theatrical
thrust
Forceful forward motion
stab · duel · riposte · fencing · swordplay · rapier · duelist · seconds · honor · challenge
relic
Preserved ancient object
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
curio · Renaissance · Elizabethan · Victorian · antiquarian · historical · restoration · preservation · museum · provenance
poniardbroadsword
Wide-bladed cutting weapon
greatsword · claymore · longsword · bastard sword · pike
poniardbroadsword
Wide-bladed cutting weapon
war hammer · mace · flail · cavalry saber · siege weapon