swordtip

English

Ancient Greek and Roman swords, showing a variety of swordtips

Etymology

Compound of sword +‎ tip.

Noun

swordtip (plural swordtips)

1. The tip of a sword.
   • 1993, Mercedes Lackey, Mark Shepherd, Prison of Souls, Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 61:

     The soldiers stood their ground, shifting nervously. The young servant-guards stood defiantly, inching closer to the Dark Elf, swordtips flashing with reflected candlelight.

Derived terms

• swordtip squid