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rapier

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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.
[French rapière, from Old French (espee) rapiere, rapier (sword).]
rapier [ray-pyer]
Noun
a long narrow two-edged sword [Old French espee rapiere rasping sword]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rapierrapier - 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
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rapier [ˈreɪpɪəʳ] n → estoque m
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 pistomiekka rapière סַיִף कृपाण, खांडा, नीमचा rapir, vrsta mača za mačevanje (hosszú) tőr anggar skylmingasverð, lagsverð spadino 剣 가늘고 긴 날의 칼 rapyra rapieris sejenis pedang rapier støtkårde rapier espadim sabie lungă рапира rapier rapir rapir värja ดาบหรือกระบี่ dar ve uzun kılıç 輕劍，輕巧而細長的劍 рапіра ایک قسم کی لمبی تلوار thanh trường kiếm 轻剑，轻巧而细长的剑


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Then let us imagine that the combatant who so sensibly employed the best and simplest means to attain his end was at the same time influenced by traditions of chivalry and, desiring to conceal the facts of the case, insisted that he had gained his victory with the rapier according to all the rules of art.
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Strickland employed not the rapier of sarcasm but the bludgeon of invective.
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It was, then, into the midst of this tumult and disorder that our young man advanced with a beating heat, ranging his long rapier up his lanky leg, and keeping one hand on the edge of his cap, with that half-smile of the embarrassed a provincial who wishes to put on a good face.
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