scimitars
Crescent-shaped blades
Scimitars is the plural of scimitar, a curved sword with a single cutting edge on the convex side, associated with Middle Eastern and Central Asian warriors.
The distinctive backward curve distinguishes it from European straight swords: The cavalry charged with scimitars raised.
The word evokes exotic or historical settings in fiction and film.
Smoothly bent, not angular
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- swordHilted fighting blade
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
hilt · slash · cutting · sheath · combat · duel · parry · forged
Member of Turkish dynasty
- PersianOf or from Iran
- ArabianOf the peninsula
- Middle EasternFrom Western Asia's cultural region
- MughalIndian Islamic imperial dynasty
Saracen · Turkish · Islamic · sultan · cavalry · warrior · Bedouin · desert
Mounted military force
- horsebackAtop a steed
- mountedFixed in position
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- CrusadesMedieval wars for Jerusalem
conquest · battle · warfare · military · soldiers · empire · siege · campaign
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
edge · hilt · slash · cutting · sheath · combat · duel · parry · forged · tempered
Ottoman
Member of Turkish dynasty
- PersianOf or from Iran
- ArabianOf the peninsula
- Middle EasternFrom Western Asia's cultural region
Mughal · Saracen · Turkish · Islamic · sultan · cavalry · warrior · Bedouin · desert · Arabian Nights
cavalry
Mounted military force
Crusades · conquest · battle · warfare · military · soldiers · empire · siege · campaign · infantry
pirate
Maritime thief or bootlegger
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- genieMagical wish-granting spirit
- djinnSpirit in Arab folklore
adventure · treasure · quest · rogue · assassin · thief · RPG · gaming · enchanted · magical
emblem
Representational sign or device
- crestHighest point or tuft
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
flag · insignia · blazon · motif · device · banner · shield · royal · nobility · decorative
- arms and armorswords, shields, helmets, daggers, axes
- Weaponryrifles, shotguns, grenades, missiles, bombs
- sword museumsamurai swords, rapiers, broadswords, sabers, cutlasses
- Ottoman militaryjanissaries, pasha, aga, agha, bey
- Eastern talesArabian Nights, Scheherazade, One Thousand and One Nights, Sinbad, Aladdin