Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hilt"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hilt \Hilt\, n. [AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G.
hilze, Icel. hjalt.]
1. A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or
the like.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hilt
n : the handle of a sword or dagger
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