definition of the word blade

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Band saw blades

Old English blæd ‘leaf’, from Germanic *bladaz. Cognate with Danish and Dutch blad, German Blatt ‘leaf’, probably with Latin folium too^[1].

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Knife blades

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blade

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blade (plural blades)

The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade.
The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc.
The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
(botany) The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole). The lamina.
A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.
A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).
The flat part of the tongue.
(poetic) A sword or knife.
(archaeology) A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.
(ultimate frisbee) A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.
(sailing) The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.
A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustible blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.
(dated) A dashing young man.
(slang, mainly US) A homosexual, usually male.
Thin plate, foil.

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