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hilt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | grip, hold, handle, handgrip |
| Has types | basket hilt |
Examples of hilt
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Indeed, the Bulls played the role of cagey but overmatched opponent to the hilt.
From the dailynews.com
Clemente, who lives in Manhattan Beach, had insured it to the hilt for 30 years.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He takes his commercial singing career seriously but plays the role to the hilt.
From the usatoday.com
While property companies borrowed to the hilt, manufacturers were more cautious.
From the guardian.co.uk
The restaurant is adorned to the hilt with decorations from the Christmas market.
From the businessweek.com
Although he called himself an intellectual, his program was populist to the hilt.
From the businessweek.com
Perennially youthful and fun-loving, Leonard loved life and lived it to the hilt.
From the online.wsj.com
Visotzky is an intriguing character, prepared to play the media game to the hilt.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was a great gothic battle between two queens and they played it to the hilt.
From the independent.co.uk
- The handle of a sword or dagger
- The hilt (sometimes called the haft) of a sword is its handle, consisting of a guard, grip and pommel. The guard may contain a crossguard or quillons. A tassel or sword knot may be attached to the guard or pommel.
- Hilt was a collective group of Vancouver musicians, usually referred to as a side project of the group Skinny Puppy. The group comprised Alan Nelson, a seminal member of many local Vancouver rock and punk groups, on vocals, with cEvin Key and D.R. Goettel on instruments.
- (Hilts) Care for wooden hilts as you would any fine wood. Wood dries out with time and use and must be oiled. Use a fine furniture oil, not a furniture wax or an oil containing wax. ...
- The entire handle, including the butt/pommel and the guard.
- Refers to the handle of a sword to collectively include the guard, grip, pommel, etc. The styles of hilt are often the basis of classification of swords, as is the case with the Viking Age, and provide clues as to where and when a particular sword may have been hilted. ...
- The handle of a sword or saber. Common synonym in the LASER Community for "Host" (see below. Also see: Pill).
- That part of your weapon that's composed of the bell guard, handle, and pommel.
- The hilt of a sword is the part you hold it by. The hilts of Anglo-Saxon swords were often beautifully decorated with jewels and complicated patterns.
