From HomoExcelsior

1. The flat-edged cutting part of a sharpened weapon or tool. 2. A sword. 3. A swordsman. 4. A dashing youth. 5. the blade of an oar; the blade of a food processor. 6. The metal runner of an ice skate. 7. A wide flat bone or bony part. 8. The flat upper surface of the tongue just behind the tip. 9. The expanded part of a leaf or petal. The term is often loosely used to include the entire leaf of grasses and similar plants.

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