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blade

/bˈleɪd/BLAYD
/bˈleɪd/BLAYD

Meaninga leaf

Common meaning: the cutting part of a knife

Other meanings: a leaf of grass

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishblæd‘a leaf’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbladesource
  3. Englishblade‘the cutting part of a knife’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English blæd ‘a leaf’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry BLADE, p. 65 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • blæd Old English “a leaf”

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