A type of Japanese sword; a single-edged curving blade with a handle comparable in length to that of the blade, whose blade is length is usually comparable to other regular Japanese swords, though other longer ones also were made.
Origin
Japanese nagamaki, from ながまき, from 長巻, from 長+巻, from having a long wrapped handle.
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