Definitions for poniards

poniards pon·iard

Spelling: [pon-yerd]
IPA: /ˈpɒn yərd/

Poniards is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 473 anagrams from letters in poniards (adinoprs).

Definitions for poniards

noun

  1. a small, slender dagger.

verb (used with object)

  1. to stab with a poniard.

Origin of poniards

1580-90; French poignard, derivative of poing fist Latin pugnus; see -ard

Examples for poniards

He remembered giving her this poniard on the very day of her crime.

She accordingly offered a poniard to Messalina in the gardens, and urged her to take it.

This intelligence was like the stroke of a poniard to the feeling heart of Rosabella.

His instruments were a silver cup, a poniard, and a handjar.

Ask him if he did not see this poniard in her room while she lay unburied in the house.

He was not sure but a poniard glittered in the clenched hand of Anglique.

The mother pressed the poniard upon her daughter, saying, "Now is the time."

He did not want to use the poniard yet, but he longed to possess it.

"Let me look at the poniard," she said, with unnatural gentleness.

It cut to the heart's palpitating centre like a poniard thrust.

Word Value for poniards
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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