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noun
Fencing
.
1.
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
2.
the
art
or sport of fencing with an épée, points being made by touching any part of the opponent's body with the tip of the weapon.
Also,
e·pee
.
Origin:
1885–90;
<
French:
sword <
Latin
spatha
sword <
Greek
spáthē
blade.
See
spade
1
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Open to both males and females, the year-round program utilizes all three weapons: foil, epee and sabre.
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Open to both males and females, the year-round program utilizes all three weapons: foil, epee and sabre.
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épée
(ˈɛpeɪ,
French
epe)
—
n
a sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard and a heavier blade of triangular cross section
[C19: from French: sword, from Latin
spatha,
from Greek
spathē
blade; see
spade
1
]
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