(tahn-toe) dagger.

Daggers less than one foot long.

The point to this style blade is in line with the spine of the blade. This leaves the point thick and strong. There are quite a few different variations of how tanto blades are designed. The way the front edge meets the bottom edge, whether at an obtuse angle or a curve is one difference. You will also find differences in the point being clipped or not and whether there is a chisel grind.

Palace ( kwi'fon) official

a small katana

(Italian), "so much." Non tanto: not so much.