Alternative spelling of sword and sorcery

(idiomatic) A genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using pre-modern weaponry.

(archaic, rare) fighting a close fight, closer than a sword's length to one's opponents.

(Islam, chiefly in the plural) Any of a number of verses in the Qur'an that may be interpreted as promoting violence against nonbelievers.

plural of sword verse

A light ceremonial sword worn as part of court dress.

(historical) A beating instrument for scutching flax by hand.

(informal) Synonym of katana

(historical) A short sword used as a hunting knife.

A plant, the European water-flag or yellow iris.