Blade
Sharp cutting part of a weapon or tool
A blade is the sharp, cutting portion of a tool, weapon, or machine, specifically designed to puncture, chop, slice, or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they are intended to cut. This includes early examples made from flaked stones like flint or obsidian, evolving through the ages into metal forms like copper, bronze, and iron, and culminating in modern versions made from steel or ceramics. Serving as one of humanity's oldest tools, blades continue to have wide-ranging applications, including in combat, cooking, and various other everyday and specialized tasks.
“Blade” enters the record as sharp cutting part of a weapon or tool. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Blade, Sharp and cutting can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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