Assertion: sword | /r/HasProperty | short
Facets:
value: for easy control
type: PURPOSE
value: considerably
type: DEGREE
value: for a sword
type: OTHER
value: in length
type: OTHER
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: always
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In one account an Athenian asked a Spartan why his sword was so short and after a short pause he replied, “
text: The blades were always short.
text: The back edge is the "back" of the blade, and it is sometimes called short edge or false edge.
text: Short swords normally related to swords that were short in length and were medieval weapons that could be used in close combat situations with one hand, they went by many different names in medieval times such as the small sword, the cut and thrust sword etc.
text: It was light and short (no more than 50 cm)
text: They were rather short and predominantly used as stabbing weapons.
text: This gladius had a blade that was about 50 cm (20 inches) long, which is considerably short for a sword.
text: Because boarding actions were fought on the crowded decks of small vessels amid tangles of shrouds and splintered spars and struggling shipmates and foemen, Jack Tar's blade had to be short for easy control, and heavy enough to provide its own momentum in slashing.