<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">dirks</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>daggers</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>knife weapons</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>dirk</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Highland Scottish sheath knives, daggerlike in appearance, having a blade with a single full-length cutting edge and a back which has a sharpened edge extending up for a short distance from the point, and a grip swelling in the center with a disc-shaped pommel. Also, short swords or daggers carried by navy officers in the 18th and 19th centuries. ]]></note></mads>