Cutlass — Cut lass (k[u^]t las), n.; pl. {Cutlasses} ( [e^]z). [F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cuttellus a small knife, dim. of culter knife. See {Colter}, and cf. {Curtal ax}.] A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See {Curtal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cutlass — 1590s, from M.Fr. coutelas (16c.), probably from It. coltellaccio large knife (with augmentative suffix accio), from coltello knife, from L. cultellus small knife, dim. of culter knife, plowshare, from PIE *kel tro , from root * (s)kel to cut … Etymology dictionary
cutlass — ► NOUN ▪ a short sword with a slightly curved blade, formerly used by sailors. ORIGIN Latin cultellus little knife … English terms dictionary
cutlass — [kut′ləs] n. [Fr coutelas, via ? Prov or It coltellaccio < L cultellus, dim. of culter: see COLTER] a short, thick, curving sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used esp. by sailors … English World dictionary
Cutlass — This article is about the sword. For other uses, see Cutlass (disambiguation). A 19th century French naval cutlass A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a… … Wikipedia
Cutlass — Vought F7U Cutlass Vought F7U 3M Cutlass … Wikipédia en Français
cutlass — UK [ˈkʌtləs] / US noun [countable] Word forms cutlass : singular cutlass plural cutlasses a short sword with a curved blade used in the past by pirates … English dictionary
cutlass — [16] Appropriate as the name sounds, cutlass has no etymological connection with cut. It comes from Old French cutelas, a derivative (denoting large size) of coutel ‘knife’. This in turn goes back to Latin cultellus, a diminutive of culter ‘knife … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cutlass — [[t]kʌ̱tləs[/t]] cutlasses N COUNT A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors … English dictionary
cutlass — [16] Appropriate as the name sounds, cutlass has no etymological connection with cut. It comes from Old French cutelas, a derivative (denoting large size) of coutel ‘knife’. This in turn goes back to Latin cultellus, a diminutive of culter ‘knife … Word origins
