swords

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Before she sat down she looked up to the mantel, but the swords were there.

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  1. noun A weapon consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved, pointed blade having one or two cutting edges and set into a hilt.
  2. noun An instrument of death or destruction.
  3. noun The use of force, as in war.
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  • I kept a proper distance back, which, since our swords were the same length, was close enough to be able to strike but far enough away to need only one large step forward to attack. —  EmbracetheNight
  • It's Dante--swords are Air, the element of quickness and a foil to my Earth magick. —  Storm Watcher Galley
  • A quick check showed why; the Shadow around the swords was already extending several feet outside the shed. —  Cascade Point
  • "We now have two swords, and I am impressed with the ogre's strength No good," Grundy said. —  Centaur Aisle
  • At the sight of British officers and drawn swords, the populace gave way, and dispersed in different directions The preparation for the illumination then went on as if nothing had intervened. —  Richard Lovell Edgeworth
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