poniard

== English == === Alternative forms === poignard, poinard, poynard, punierd === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French poignard, from poing (“fist”), from Old French poing, from Latin pugnus (“fist”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒnjəd/, /ˈpɒnjɑːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑnjɚd/ === Noun === poniard (plural poniards) (now chiefly historical) A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade. [from 16th c.] ==== Translations ==== === Verb === poniard (third-person singular simple present poniards, present participle poniarding, simple past and past participle poniarded) To stab with a poniard. ==== Related terms ==== impugn pugilism pugnacious repugn (repugnant) === References === “poniard”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “poniard”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "poniard" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. === Anagrams === pandori, poinard, paridon, padroni, Dorpian