cutlass Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
    cutlas.

WordNet

Cut"lass noun
Etymology
F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cuttellus a smallknife, dim. of culter knife. See Colter, and cf. Curtal ax.
Wordforms
plural Cutlasses
Definitions
  1. A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See Curtal ax.

Webster 1913