Cŭt'lass, n.

noun

n. [Fr. coutelas, It. coltellaccio, cultellaccio, L. Lat. cultellacius, cultellaceus, augm. of Lat. cultellus, dim. of culter, knife. Cutlas would, from the etymology, be a more correct orthography.] A broad, curving sword, with but one cutting edge. See CURTAL-AX.

A curved cutlass with a guarded hilt is shown vertically. — Cutlass.