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rapier
(reɪpiəʳ)
Word forms: plural rapiers
1. countable noun
A rapier is a very thin sword with a long sharp point.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you say that someone has a rapier wit, you mean that they are very intelligent and quick at making clever comments or jokes in a conversation.
The journalist is famous for her precocity and rapier wit.
rapier in British English
(ˈreɪpɪə)
noun
1.
a long narrow two-edged sword with a guarded hilt, used as a thrusting weapon, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
2.
a smaller single-edged 18th-century sword, used principally in France
Derived forms
rapier-like (ˈrapier-ˌlike) adjective
Word origin
C16: from Old French espee rapiere, literally: rasping sword; see rasp1rapier in American English
(ˈreɪpiər; ˈreɪpjər)
noun
a slender, two-edged sword used chiefly for thrusting
Word origin
Fr rapière, orig. adj., in OFr espee (sword) rapiere < ? râper, to rasp, ult. < OHG raspon, to scrape together: see raspImage ofrapier
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