epee (redirected from épéeist)

é·pée also e·pee  (-p, p)

n.

1. A fencing sword with a bowl-shaped guard and a long, narrow, fluted blade that has no cutting edge and tapers to a blunted point.

2. The art or sport of fencing with this sword.

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[French, from Old French espee, from Latin spatha, broad double-edged sword; see spathe.]

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é·péeist n.

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Noun

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epee - a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing