Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Furnished with a hilt: used in composition: as, a basket-hilted sword.
  • In heraldry, having a hilt represented as of a different tincture from the blade: as, a sword hilted or.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having a hilt; -- used in composition.

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  • adjective Having a hilt

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Examples

  • Then he steadied himself, and the frown deepened as he surveyed this very changed and elegant godson of his, noted the quiet richness of his apparel, the paste buckles and red heels to his shoes, the sword hilted in mother-o'-pearl and silver, and the carefully dressed hair that he had always seen hanging in wisps about his face.

    Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini 1912

  • But Eofor took from Ongentheow, earl from other, the iron-breastplate, hard sword hilted, and helmet too, and the hoar-chief's harness to Hygelac carried, who took the trappings, and truly promised rich fee 'mid folk, -- and fulfilled it so.

    Beowulf Anonymous 1887

  • But Eofor took from Ongentheow, earl from other, the iron-breastplate, hard sword hilted, and helmet too, and the hoar-chief’s harness to Hygelac carried, who took the trappings, and truly promised rich fee ’mid folk, — and fulfilled it so.

    Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

  • But Eofor took from Ongentheow, earl from other, the iron-breastplate, hard sword hilted, and helmet too, and the hoar-chief’s harness to Hygelac carried, who took the trappings, and truly promised rich fee ’mid folk, — and fulfilled it so.

    Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

  • But Eofor took from Ongentheow, earl from other, the iron-breastplate, hard sword hilted, and helmet too, and the hoar-chief’s harness to Hygelac carried, who took the trappings, and truly promised rich fee ’mid folk, — and fulfilled it so.

    Beowulf 2003

  • Nor, if he had noticed King's hand that now was in front of him pressing on something under his shirt, could he have guessed that the something was a gold-hilted knife with a bronze blade.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • He drew out the gold-hilted knife with the bronze blade, with which a man had meant to murder him.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • King thought of the gold-hilted knife, that still rested under his shirt.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • Burning, hilted space shatters the faces of those who stare to long at the land.

    Parajanov Contra Zizek (oder selbst proclaimed Brechtian Beast Z vs aSublime moving picture for magnitude of efficacy.) 2010

  • Leaning forward, she held the gold-hilted dagger out to him, hilt first.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

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