bleɪd n. 1 a
the flat
part of a
knife,
chisel,
etc.,
that forms the
cutting edge. b = razor-blade. 2 the flattened
functional part of an
oar, spade,
propeller, bat, skate, etc. 3 a the flat,
narrow, usu.
pointed leaf of
grass and cereals. b the
whole of
such plants
before the ear is formed (in the blade). c
Bot. the
broad thin part of a leaf
apart from the
petiole. 4 (in full blade-bone) a flat
bone, e.g. in the
shoulder. 5 Archaeol. a long narrow flake (see
FLAKE(1) 3). 6
poet. a
sword. 7 colloq. (usu. archaic) a
carefree young fellow. øøbladed adj. (also in comb.). [OE blód f. Gmc]