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epee

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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·péeist n.
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Noun1.epeeepee - 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
Translations
epee epée [ˈepeɪ] N → espada f de esgrima


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