rapier (redirected from Rapier and dagger)

ra·pi·er  (rp-r, rpyr)

n.

1. A long, slender, two-edged sword with a cuplike hilt, used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

2. A light, sharp-pointed sword lacking a cutting edge and used only for thrusting.

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[French rapière, from Old French (espee) rapiere, rapier (sword).]

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rapier [ˈreɪpɪə]

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a long narrow two-edged sword with a guarded hilt, used as a thrusting weapon, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a smaller single-edged 18th-century sword, used principally in France

[from Old French espee rapiere, literally: rasping sword; see rasp¹]

rapier-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rapier - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges tuck sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

Translations

rapier [ˈreɪpɪəʳ] N → estoque m

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rapier

n → Rapier nt; rapier thrust (lit) → Stoß m → mit dem Rapier; (fig) (= remark) → Hieb m; (= retort) → Parade f; rapier wit → Schlagfertigkeit f

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rapier [ˈreɪpɪəʳ] n → spadino

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rapier

n rapier [ˈreipiə]

a type of long thin sword. rapier سَيْف طَويل مُدَبَّب الرأس рапира rapír kårde das Rapier ξίφος estoque rapiir شمشیر ویژه شمشیر بازی floretti rapière סַיִף कृपाण, खांडा, नीमचा rapir, vrsta mača za mačevanje (hosszú) tőr anggar skylmingasverð, lagsverð spadino 剣 가볍고 가느다란 찌르는 검 rapyra rapieris sejenis pedang rapier støtkårde rapier espadim sabie lungă рапира rapier rapir rapir värja ดาบหรือกระบี่ dar ve uzun kılıç 細長雙刃劍 рапіра ایک قسم کی لمبی تلوار thanh trường kiếm 轻剑，轻巧而细长的剑