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sickle

sick·le

 (sĭk′əl)
n.
1. An implement having a crescent-shaped blade attached to a short handle, used for cutting grain or tall grass.
2. The cutting mechanism of a reaper or mower.
v. sick·led, sick·ling, sick·les
v.tr.
1. To cut with a sickle.
2. To deform (a red blood cell) into an abnormal crescent shape.
v.intr.
To assume an abnormal crescent shape. Used of red blood cells.
adj.
Shaped like the blade of a sickle; crescent-shaped: a sickle moon.
[Middle English sikel, from Old English sicol, from Vulgar Latin sicila, from Latin sēcula; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
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sickle

(ˈsɪkəl)
n
(Tools) an implement for cutting grass, corn, etc, having a curved blade and a short handle
[Old English sicol, from Latin sēcula; related to secāre to cut]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sick•le

(ˈsɪk əl)

n.
1. an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
2. (cap.) a group of stars in the constellation Leo, likened to this implement in formation.
[before 1000; Middle English sikel, Old English sicol, c. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch sekele, Old High German sichila, all « Latin secula=sec(āre) to cut + -ula -ule]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sickle - an edge tool for cutting grass or cropssickle - an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
reap hook, reaping hook
edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
مِنْجَل
srp
segl
sarló
sigî
鎌
낫
pjautuvas
sirpis
kosák
skära

sickle

[ˈsɪkl] N → hoz f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sickle

[ˈsɪkəl] n (= tool) → faucille f
the hammer and sickle → la faucille et le marteausick leave n → congé m de maladie, congé m maladie
on sick leave → en congé de maladie, en congé maladiesickle-cell anaemia n → anémie f à hématies falciformes, drépanocytose f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sickle

n → Sichel f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sickle

[ˈsɪkl] n → falcetto
hammer and sickle → falce e martello
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sickle

(ˈsikl) noun
a tool with a curved blade for cutting grain etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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