Cĭm'e-ter, n.

noun

n. [Fr. cimeterre, Sp. & Pg. cimetarra, Pg. also semitarra, It. scimitarra, from Biscayan cimetarra, with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. schimschir.] A short sword with a convex edge or recurvated point, used by the Persians and Turks. [Written also scimetar, scymetar, and scimiter.]