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Webster 1913 Edition


Hilt

Hilt

,
Noun.
[AS.
hilt
,
hilte
; akin to OHG.
helza
, Prov. G.
hilze
, Icel.
hjalt
.]
1.
A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hilt

HILT

,
Noun.
The handle of any thing; but chiefly applied to the handle of a sword.

Definition 2024


hilt

hilt

English

Noun

hilt (plural hilts)

  1. The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
  2. The base of the ****

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hilt (third-person singular simple present hilts, present participle hilting, simple past and past participle hilted)

  1. (transitive) To provide with a hilt.

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