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. [French, from Old French espee, from Latin spatha, broad double-edged sword; see spathe.] é·pée ist n. |
épée [ˈɛpeɪ (French) epe]
n
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard and a heavier blade of triangular cross section
[from French: sword, from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē blade; see spade1]
Translations
épée
n → (Fecht)degen m
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