scythe
An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etcAn instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
» Reality is a scythe for ideals.
Die Wirklichkeit ist eine Sense für Ideale. — Esperantostern
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3 sensesAn instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
(historical)A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
Sense, Sichel
коса́kosá
коса́kosá
The tenth Lenormand card.
Examples
15 sentencesReality is a scythe for ideals.
deDie Wirklichkeit ist eine Sense für Ideale. — Esperantostern
Mary's grandfather used to harvest by scythe.
ruДед Мэри собирал урожай косой. — Balamax
Some people still cut grass with a scythe.
The old man approached me wielding a scythe.
Would you use a scythe instead of a lawnmower?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sythe, sithe, from Old English sīþe, sīgþe, sigdi (“sickle”), from ProFrom Middle English sythe, sithe, from Old English sīþe, sīgþe, sigdi (“sickle”), from Proto-West Germanic *sigiþi, from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz, *sigiþō, derived from *seg- (“saw”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
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