| Sword dance, folk dance by men, with swords or swordlike objects, displaying themes such as human and animal sacrifice for fertility, battle mime, and defense against evil spirits. |
| The tallest, with a swordlike nose, is handing an eyeball to the roundest, while the smallest, with green hair, skulks behind her. |
| Whole prime ribs, rib-eye and sirloin roasts, pork loins and even legs of lamb are cooked rotisserie style on swordlike spits. |
| This family of evergreen plants bears swordlike leaves in shades of green, coppery red, and yellow, plus variegations. |
| The stalks stand shoulder to shoulder like an army without rank, their sharp-edged, swordlike leaves forming a nearly impenetrable wall. |
| Yucca: American white-flowered shrub with flat, swordlike leaves. |
