scymiters

Updated: May 13, 2025

Being arrived at the great place, which fronts the royal palace, they found there six hundred of the king's guards, drawn up, some armed with lances, others with darts, all of them with rich scymiters hanging by their sides, and costly vests upon their backs.

John Dryden - The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16