cortel nero

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “black knife”.

Noun

cortel nero

  1. a steel-bladed knife used in Renaissance-era ceremonial magic, having a black handle, and magical symbols engraved on the handle and written in ink on the blade, and which inspired the later athame of Wicca
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