> I believe the word is French and derives from "coutelas" - a cutlass.
Incidenatllk Shakespeare uses the word as maning a broad - wide - sword
>
> -----/ Original Message -----
> From: "Linda E. Hughey" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:06 AM
> Subject: RE: Fw: [VA-ROOTS] What is a Monteith?
>
>
> > Well, now that we are on the subject of identifying articles.  My 4x
great
> > grandfather, Captain William DeWitt of South Carolina was reimbursed for
> > articles that he used during the Revolutionary War by the State of South
> > Carolina.  One article was a silver "Cutteau", I would assume that this
is
> > some type of sword?  I have Google this word and looked at the Webster
> > dictionary with no success.  Can you help?
> >
> >
> >
> > Linda
> >
>
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