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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sabers</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>scimitars</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>briquets</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>krises</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>swords by form</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>cutting swords</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>fencing swords</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>saber</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sabre</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Swords with a long, broad, single-edged blade, usually at least slightly curved, and a hilt with a cup-shaped pommel and a quillon arching down to the pommel to form a knuckle guard, designed mainly for delivering cutting blows. ]]></note></mads>