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Cutlass — Cutlass, die englische Bezeichnung für ein Entermesser, bezeichnet Cutlass (Kurzfilm), einen Kurzfilm aus dem Jahre 2007 Oldsmobile Cutlass, ein Automobilmodell der Firma Oldsmobile USS Cutlass (SS 478), ein nach einem tropischen Fisch benanntes… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cutlass — Cut lass (k[u^]t las), n.; pl. {Cutlasses} ( [e^]z). [F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cuttellus a small knife, dim. of culter knife. See {Colter}, and cf. {Curtal ax}.] A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See {Curtal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cutlass — 1590s, from M.Fr. coutelas (16c.), probably from It. coltellaccio large knife (with augmentative suffix accio), from coltello knife, from L. cultellus small knife, dim. of culter knife, plowshare, from PIE *kel tro , from root * (s)kel to cut … Etymology dictionary
cutlass — ► NOUN ▪ a short sword with a slightly curved blade, formerly used by sailors. ORIGIN Latin cultellus little knife … English terms dictionary
cutlass — [kut′ləs] n. [Fr coutelas, via ? Prov or It coltellaccio < L cultellus, dim. of culter: see COLTER] a short, thick, curving sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used esp. by sailors … English World dictionary
Cutlass — This article is about the sword. For other uses, see Cutlass (disambiguation). A 19th century French naval cutlass A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a… … Wikipedia
Cutlass — Vought F7U Cutlass Vought F7U 3M Cutlass … Wikipédia en Français
cutlass — UK [ˈkʌtləs] / US noun [countable] Word forms cutlass : singular cutlass plural cutlasses a short sword with a curved blade used in the past by pirates … English dictionary
cutlass — [16] Appropriate as the name sounds, cutlass has no etymological connection with cut. It comes from Old French cutelas, a derivative (denoting large size) of coutel ‘knife’. This in turn goes back to Latin cultellus, a diminutive of culter ‘knife … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cutlass — [[t]kʌ̱tləs[/t]] cutlasses N COUNT A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors … English dictionary
