| Pronunciation: | | swowrn
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| Matching Terms: | | sword, sword bean, sword cane, sword dance, sword dancing, sword fern, sword grass, sword knot, sword lily, sword of damocles, sword stick, swordbill, sword-cut, sworded, sworder, swordfish, swordick, swording, swordless, swordlike, swordman, swordplay, swordplayer, sword-shaped, swordsman, swordsmanship, swordtail, swore
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- [adj] bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies"
- [adj] bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare
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| | Synonyms: | | attested, avowed, bound, committed, pledged |
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| | Antonyms: | | unsworn |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sworn\,
p. p. of {Swear}.
{Sworn brothers}, originally, companions in arms who took an
oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence,
faithful friends.
{Sworn enemies}, determined or irreconcilable enemies.
{Sworn friends}, close friends.
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