flaming sword

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A metal sword wreathed in or emitting flames, appearing as a symbol or supernatural weapon in many mythologies.
    — He spake; and, to confirm his words, outflew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty Cherubim; the sudden blaze Far round illumined Hell.
  2. A sword with a blade composed of supernaturally solidified flames, appearing as a symbol or weapon in many mythologies.
  3. The flowering plants Lutheria splendens (syn. Vriesea splendens), Vriesea flammea, and other species, especially in the tribe Vrieseeae, with similar blooms.
  4. A sword with a blade forged in an undulating pattern; a flame-bladed sword. Also characterized as a wavy blade or a serpentine blade.
    — Ancient swords were frequently “flamboyant,” or with waved edges; more especially those used for purposes of state. The Dukes of Burgundy bore a two-handed sword of this form. Indeed, “flaming swords,” as they were called, were worn down to the times of our Charles II., and perhaps later.

词形变化

flaming swords plural
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