Rapier
noun
A sword with a thin sharp-pointed blade, used for thrusting.
In the play, the character uses a rapier for the duel scene.
Often appears as...
- draw a rapier
- rapier duel
noun
Wit or sharpness especially in speech or writing.
Her rapier wit made her the star of the debating team.
Often appears as...
- rapier wit
- rapier-like wit
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
noun
A sword with a thin sharp-pointed blade, used for thrusting.
In the play, the character uses a rapier for the duel scene.
Often appears as...
- draw a rapier
- rapier duel
noun
Wit or sharpness especially in speech or writing.
Her rapier wit made her the star of the debating team.
Often appears as...
- rapier wit
- rapier-like wit
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Weapon
Rapier is associated with Renaissance Europe and depicted in historical or fantasy settings.
The museum's medieval exhibit features an authentic 16th-century rapier.
Pro Tip 2/3Elegant Dueling
Rapiers symbolize elegance and skill; used in literature and movies to portray sophisticated combat.
The two knights faced off with rapiers, their duel more a dance than a fight.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Design
Rapier specifically refers to a slender, sharp-pointed sword, not all swords in general.
Unlike broadswords, rapiers have narrow blades ideal for precise thrusts.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Weapon
Rapier is associated with Renaissance Europe and depicted in historical or fantasy settings.
The museum's medieval exhibit features an authentic 16th-century rapier.
Pro Tip 2/3Elegant Dueling
Rapiers symbolize elegance and skill; used in literature and movies to portray sophisticated combat.
The two knights faced off with rapiers, their duel more a dance than a fight.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Design
Rapier specifically refers to a slender, sharp-pointed sword, not all swords in general.
Unlike broadswords, rapiers have narrow blades ideal for precise thrusts.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Weapon
Rapier is associated with Renaissance Europe and depicted in historical or fantasy settings.
The museum's medieval exhibit features an authentic 16th-century rapier.
Pro Tip 2/3Elegant Dueling
Rapiers symbolize elegance and skill; used in literature and movies to portray sophisticated combat.
The two knights faced off with rapiers, their duel more a dance than a fight.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Design
Rapier specifically refers to a slender, sharp-pointed sword, not all swords in general.
Unlike broadswords, rapiers have narrow blades ideal for precise thrusts.
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Hornbills Pluck Bats...
armed with three inch long rapier talons the hawke eagle is designed for aerial
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Hornbills Pluck Bats...
armed with three inch long rapier talons the hawke eagle is designed for aerial
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Quote examples
Kris Holden-Ried
Canadian Actor
Fencing is a funny sport. Competitive fencing is not really very applicable to the stage world unless you're fighting with a rapier during the Renaissance, you know?
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Betsy Brandt
American Actress
I'm not anymore because I haven't kept up with my certification, but I was a certified actor combatant in rapier, dagger, hand-to-hand, and quarterstaff.
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Suzanne Collins
American Novelist
When I was young, I was trained in stage fighting and rapier and dagger for several years.
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Kris Holden-Ried
Canadian Actor
Fencing is a funny sport. Competitive fencing is not really very applicable to the stage world unless you're fighting with a rapier during the Renaissance, you know?
Quote examples
Betsy Brandt
American Actress
I'm not anymore because I haven't kept up with my certification, but I was a certified actor combatant in rapier, dagger, hand-to-hand, and quarterstaff.
Quote examples
Suzanne Collins
American Novelist
When I was young, I was trained in stage fighting and rapier and dagger for several years.
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