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Definition of Sythes
sythe Scythe Scythe (s[imac]th), n. [OE. sithe, AS. s[=i][eth]e,
sig[eth]e; akin to Icel. sig[eth]r a sickle, LG. segd, seged,
seed, seid, OHG. segansa sickle, scythe, G. sense scythe, and
to E. saw a cutting instrument. See Saw.] [Written also
sithe and sythe.]
1. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by
hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp
edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is
bent into a form convenient for use.
The sharp-edged scythe shears up the spiring grass.
--Dryden.
The scythe of Time mows down. --Milton.
2. (Antiq.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war
chariots.
Sythe Syth Syth, Sythe Sythe, prep., adv., conj. & n.
See Sith, Sithe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Piers Plowman.
