wikipedia|dab=blade (disambiguation)|blade
English
Image:Band saw blades.jpg|thumb|Band saw blades

Etymology
OE. blæd �leaf�, from Germanic *bladaz. Cognate with Dutch blad, German Blatt �leaf�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/bleɪd/, SAMPA|/bleId/
audio|en-us-blade.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪd|-eɪd

Noun
wikipedia
Image:blade.agr.jpg|thumb|Knife blades
en-noun

1. The sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil, e.g., a knife, chisel, or screwdriver.
2. thin|Thin plate, foil.
3. The flat or expanded part of a leaf or petal of a plant
4. Any weapon or tool consisting of a blade (sword, knife, etc.)
5. Any of the arms of a propeller. E.g., The plane has a four blade propeller.
6. context|ultimate frisbee A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.
7. context|rowing An oar.
8. context|sailing A rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard.
9. context|slang|mainly|US A homosexual, usually male.
10. archaeology A piece of prepared, sharp edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide.

Derived expressions
shoulder blade
blade of grass
razor blade
oar blade

Translations
trans-top|sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil
Arabic: ARchar|ش�رة (šáfra) f
Breton: lavnenn f, lavnennoù p
Chinese traditional/simplified: ��,�� (d�o piàn)
Czech: �epel f
Dutch: blad n
Finnish: terä
French: lame f
German: Klinge f
Greek: λε�ίδα f
Hebrew: ��� (lahav) m
Icelandic: blað n, egg f
Interlingua: lamina
Italian: lama f
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Japanese: JAchar|� (JAchar|�, ha)
Kurdish: KUchar|د���
Latvian: asmens m
Persian: FAchar|ت�غ (tigh)
Polish: ostrze n
Portuguese: lâmina f
Romanian: lam� f
Russian: лезвие (lézvie) n
Serbian: rezalo n, se�ivo n, oštrica f
Slovene: rezilo n
Spanish: cuchilla f, hoja f
Swedish: blad n
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trans-top|thin plate, foil
Dutch: folie m, plaat f
German: Blatt n
Icelandic: egg f
Interlingua: lamina
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Italian: lamina f
Portuguese: lâmina f
Spanish: lámina f
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trans-top|The flat part of a leaf or petal
Chinese traditional/simplified: ��,�� (yè piàn)
Dutch: blad n
German: Klinge f
Greek: ��λλο n
Icelandic: blað n
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Italian: filo m
Persian: FAchar|ت�غ (tigh)
Spanish: hoja f
Swedish: blad n
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trans-top|slang term for a weapon such as a dagger
Chinese traditional/simplified: �,� (d�o)
French: lame f
Icelandic: blað n, egg f, sverð n
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Swedish: blad n
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trans-top|flat outer part of an oar
Chinese traditional/simplified: 槳�, 桨� (ji�ng yè)
Greek: �αλάμη f (palámi)
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trans-top|part of a propeller
Dutch: blad n
Finnish: lapa
Greek: ��ε��γιο n
trans-mid
Italian: pala f
Latvian: l�psti�a f
Russian: лопа��� (lópast�) f
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ttbc|Breton: lavn m, lavnioù p
ttbc|Bulgarian: о���ие (ostrie) n
ttbc|CJKV Characters: �
ttbc|Korean: � (ip)
ttbc|Spanish: lámina f
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References
archaeology Creswell Crags

Verb
en-verb|blad|ing

1. (professional wrestling) To cut oneself intentionally, almost always on the forehead, with a small razor to induce bleeding during a match.

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