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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sword dances are recorded throughout world history. There are various traditions of solo and mock-battle ( Pyrrhic ) sword dances from Asia and Europe. General types of sword dance include: solo dancers around swords – such as the traditional Scottish sword ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air [syn: sword dancing ]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The swords may have been ceremonial, or they may have been used in an acrobatic ritual sword dance .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sword \Sword\ (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv["a]rd, Dan. sv[ae]rd; of uncertain origin.] An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp-pointed ...