Cutlass /(kŭt"las)/

Cut·lass

Cutlass

n.

pl. Cutlasses ((-ĕz))

[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 ax.

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