rapier

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless), designed predominantly for thrusting; used during the Renaissance period of Europe for civilian duelling

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Extremely sharp.
2. (not-comparable) Cutting; employing keen wit.

Adj

comparative form of rapey: more rapey

rapey

1. (informal) Sexually aggressive or inappropriate in a way that causes fear or unease.
2. (informal) Suggestive of, or characterised by, rape.

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Concepts

rapière

fleuret

estoc

épée

Rapière

Synonymes

foil

sword

tuck

saber

blade

sharp

steel

simitar

small-sword

cutlass

epee

sabre

scimitar

Traductions

Rapier

estoque

degen

Stoßdegen

rapier

Florett

spada

stocco

florete

spadino

florete

espada

rapieira

floret

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹeɪpˌɪə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Middle French rapiere, from Middle French (espee) rapiere, from Old French rapiere, raspiere, from Spanish raspadera (“poker; raker; scraper”), from Spanish raspar (“to scrape”), of Germanic origin. More at rasp.