épée

or e·pee

[ ey-pey, ep-ey ]
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nounFencing.
  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.

Origin of épée

1
1885–90; <French: sword <Latin spatha sword <Greek spáthē blade. See spade1

Other definitions for Épée (2 of 2)

Épée
[ ey-pey ]

noun
  1. Charles Michel, Abbé de l', 1712–89, French priest and teacher of the Deaf: pioneer in the development of sign language.

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British Dictionary definitions for épée

épée

/ (ˈɛpeɪ, French epe) /


noun
  1. a sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard and a heavier blade of triangular cross section

Origin of épée

1
C19: from French: sword, from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē blade; see spade 1

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