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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">cutting swords</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>broadswords</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>cutlasses</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>falchions</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sabers</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>backswords</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>hangers</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>kopes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>swords by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>cutting sword</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>swords, cutting</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Swords designed primarily for cutting blows. ]]></note></mads>