hilt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /hɪlt/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English hilt, hilte, from Old English hilt, hilte, from Proto-Germanic *heltą, *heltǭ, *heltō, *hiltijō, (compare Old Norse hjalt, Old High German helza, Old Saxon helta), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to strike, cut”) (see holt).
Meanings
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The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
A partial tang does not extend all the way through the hilt and is normally not more than half the width of the blade. The length of the tang and the width, particularly where it narrows before entering the pommel, vary from sword to sword.
2009, James Drewe, Tàijí Jiàn 32-Posture Sword Form, Singing Dragon, →ISBN:
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The base of the penis.
She jerked his hilt steadily as I rocked over the sensitive head of his cock. The more I worked him the more I felt my crotch dampen with lust.
2023 October 5, Nicki Menage, Milf’s Threesomes 60-Pack : Books 1 - 60 (Milf Erotica Threesome Erotica Anal Sex Erotica Lesbian Erotica), Taboo Ink:Joy saw stars as Malcolm's hard, thick cock pushed to his hilt, the reality shattering every fantasy about him she ever had. She opened her legs wider and bent her knees. As he pulled out, she tilted her pelvis for his next thrust. His cock ran against her clit hood barbell[…]
2017 December 1, Lexi Post, Temptations of Christmas Future, Lexi Post, →ISBN:he draws it again, and just wetting it with spittle, re-enters, and with ease sheath'd it now up to the hilt
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hilts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hiltless · sub-hilt · basket hilt · to the hilt
Holonyms
Meronyms
quillons · pommel · grip · crossguard · guard
Synonyms
Translations (64)
bg ефес (handle of a sword) · it impugnatura (handle of a sword) · pt empunhadura (handle of a sword) · lt rankena (handle of a sword) · is hjalt (handle of a sword) · uk рукоя́тка (handle of a sword) · ar مَقْبَض (handle of a sword) · cy carn (handle of a sword) · es empuñadura (handle of a sword) · eo tenilo (handle of a sword) · ja 柄 (handle of a sword) · ko 자루 (handle of a sword) · it coccia (handle of a sword) · da hæfte (handle of a sword) · be эфе́с (handle of a sword) · tl puluhan (handle of a sword) · hu markolat (handle of a sword) · cmn 柄 (handle of a sword) · fi kahva (handle of a sword) · ko 칼자루 (handle of a sword) · vi chuôi (handle of a sword) · km ច្រាម (handle of a sword) · nl heft (handle of a sword) · ga feirc (handle of a sword) · sh balčak (handle of a sword) · sv hjalt (handle of a sword) · uk рукоя́ть (handle of a sword) · uk де́ржално (handle of a sword) · el λαβή (handle of a sword) · grc λαβή (handle of a sword) · uk ефе́с (handle of a sword) · gl mango (handle of a sword) · be рукая́ць (handle of a sword) · nn hjalt (handle of a sword) · id gagang (handle of a sword) · ru рукоя́тка (handle of a sword) · mn бариул (handle of a sword) · ca empunyadura (handle of a sword) · pt cabo (handle of a sword) · pt mango (handle of a sword) · mk балчак (handle of a sword) · hy դաստակ (handle of a sword) · es mango (handle of a sword) · km ដង (handle of a sword) · it guardamano (handle of a sword) · it elsa (handle of a sword) · tr kabza (handle of a sword) · pl rękojeść (handle of a sword) · gl puño (handle of a sword) · cs jílec (handle of a sword) · nb hjalt (handle of a sword) · uk держа́ло (handle of a sword) · de Griff (handle of a sword) · be рукая́тка (handle of a sword) · ga dornchla (handle of a sword) · ru рукоя́ть (handle of a sword) · vi cán (handle of a sword) · ms hulu (handle of a sword) · ru эфе́с (handle of a sword) · cmn 刀柄 (handle of a sword) · be дзяржа́нне (handle of a sword) · la manūbrium (handle of a sword) · uk держа́к (handle of a sword) · fr poignée (handle of a sword)