rapier
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
a longer, heavier sword, especially of the 16th and 17th centuries, having a double-edged blade and used for slashing and thrusting.
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Origin of rapier
1Other words from rapier
- ra·pi·ered, adjective
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How to use rapier in a sentence
rapier shopped the script around, but thankfully no one wanted to pick it up.
The 11 Worst Sequel Ideas to Come out of Hollywood | Chancellor Agard | November 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA rapier and a dagger found on the Thames foreshore show us that swordfights routinely broke out on the streets of London.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Sept. 30, 2013 | Thomas Flynn, Jimmy So | September 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA leather swordbelt, gold-embroidered at the edges, carried a long steel-halted rapier in a leather scabbard chaped with steel.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniAs you are doubtless aware, between civilians the small-sword, the rapier and the pistol are what are usually employed.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHalf frantic, I dashed forward, snatching as I did so a rapier from the wall, the only weapon handy.
Uncanny Tales | Various
But the next moment he was on his feet, his rapier firmly gripped once more, for all that his arm still felt a trifle numbed.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniRoutledge, with a studio in Rome, and having been educated at a German university, is familiar with the use of the rapier.
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British Dictionary definitions for rapier
/ (ˈreɪpɪə) /
a long narrow two-edged sword with a guarded hilt, used as a thrusting weapon, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
a smaller single-edged 18th-century sword, used principally in France
Origin of rapier
1Derived forms of rapier
- rapier-like, adjective
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