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1. www.etymonline.com › word › swashbucklingswashbuckling | Etymology of swashbuckling by etymonline

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   Nov 8, 2023 · "resembling or characteristic of a swashbuckler, noisily swaggering," 1690s, an adjective… See origin and meaning of swashbuckling.

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     Bedeutung von swashbuckling: verwegen; 1690er Jahre,...

   • 한국어 (Korean)

     swashbuckling 뜻: 허풍쟁이; 1690년대, swashbuckler와 함께 사용하기 위해 형용사가...

   • Italiano (Italian)

     Voci correlate swashbuckling. swashbuckler (n.) anche...

   • Swathe

     Middle English swathe, "line or ridge of grass, grain, etc....

   • Swat

     swat. (v.). 1796, "to strike, hit," an American and north of...

   • Swashbuckler

     swashbuckler. (n.). also swash-buckler, 1550s, "blustering,...

   • Buckler

     Middle English sheld, "frame or rounded plate of wood,...

   • Swath

     swath. (n.). Middle English swathe, "line or ridge of grass,...

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › swashbucklingSWASHBUCKLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SWASHBUCKLING definition: 1. behaving in a brave and exciting way, especially like a fighter in the past: 2. behaving in a…. Learn more.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SwashbucklerSwashbuckler - Wikipedia

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   A swashbuckler is a genre of European adventure literature that focuses on a heroic protagonist stock character who is skilled in swordsmanship, acrobatics, and guile, and possesses chivalrous ideals.

4. idiomorigins.org › origin › swashbucklingSwashbuckling - History of Swashbuckling - Idiom Origins

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   Swashbuckling. These days, it is an adjective mostly used to describe a genre of action-adventure films involving period costume and sword fighting. The films of Douglas Fairbanks during 1920-1929 epitomised the genre, while those of Errol Flynn and Stewart Granger continued the tradition.

5. www.cjr.org › language_corner › swashbuckling-trumpEverything you ever wanted to know about ‘swashbuckling’

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   May 9, 2017 · Today, “swashbuckler” has heroic overtones (or with Captain Jack Sparrow, anti-hero overtones). That has not always been the case. The original sense of “swashbuckler” was “a swaggering bravo or ruffian; a noisy braggadocio,” The Oxford English Dictionary says, tracing the first usage to 1560.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionswashbuckling adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

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   (especially of films/movies) set in the past and full of action, adventure, fighting with swords, etc. Want to learn more? Definition of swashbuckling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does swashbuckling mean?

   • SWASHBUCKLING: "resembling or characteristic of a swashbuckler, noisily swaggering," 1690s, an adjective made to go… See origin and meaning of swashbuckling.

   swashbuckling | Etymology of swashbuckling by etymonline

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   When was swashbuckling first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective swashbuckling is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for swashbuckling is from 1693, in the writing of Thomas Urquhart, author and translator. swashbuckling is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: swashbuckler n., ‑ing suffix2.

   swashbuckling, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English

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   Where does the term 'swashbuckler' come from?

   • The term ‘swashbuckler’ comes from combining a sense of the verb swash ('to act in a blustering and bullying manner') with the noun buckler ('a small round shield held by a handle at arm’s length'). According to the OED, it literally means ‘one who makes a noise by striking his own or his opponent’s shield with his sword.’

   Everything you ever wanted to know about ‘swashbuckling

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   What does swash buckler mean?

   • also swash-buckler, 1550s, "blustering, swaggering fighting man;" earlier simply swash, 1540s, from swash (n.) in obsolete sense of "fall of a blow," also used of the sound of clashing swords, + buckler "shield." The original sense seems to have been understood as "one who makes menacing noises by striking his or an opponent's shield."

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8. www.oed.com › dictionary › swashbuckling_adjswashbuckling adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

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   The earliest known use of the adjective swashbuckling is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for swashbuckling is from 1693, in a translation by Thomas Urquhart, author and translator, and Peter Motteux, journalist and translator.