1) Blade 2) Brand 3) Cousin of an épée 4) Double-edged sword 5) Duel weapon 6) Duel weapon in Hamlet 7) Fencing sword 8) French word used in English 9) Kind of wit 10) Like some wit 11) Long sword 12) Long, slender sword 13) Narrow-bladed sword 14) Old-time side arm 15) Relative of an épée 16) Renaissance-era sword
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1) Blade 2) Sword 3) Épée
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A long, double-edged thrusting sword popular in the 16th-17th centuries. Rapiers began as swords which were designed to use the point, in addition to heavy cuts. Some consider the
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A rapier is a slender, sharply pointed sword, ideally used for thrusting attacks, used mainly in Early Modern Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. The word `rapier` generally refers to a relatively long-bladed sword characterized by a complex hilt which is constructed to provide protection for the hand wielding it. While the blade might be.....
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[missile] Rapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army and Royal Air Force. Entering service in 1971, it eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in Army service; guns for low-altitude targets, and the English Electric Thunderbird, used against longer-range and higher-altitude targets. As the expected...
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• (n.) A straight sword, with a narrow and finely pointed blade, used only for thrusting.
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(from the article `rocket and missile system`) ...an SA-6 equivalent that used a combination of radar command guidance and infrared terminal homing. Both systems were widely exported. Less ...
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(from the article `sword`) ...did not eliminate the sword but rather proliferated its types. The discarding of body armour made it necessary for the swordsman to be able to ... The long rapier was beautifully balanced, excellent in attack, and superb for keeping an opponent at a distance, but it was too heavy for all the ... [2 relat...
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A cross between a sword and a dagger, about 30cm long. Examples in Northumberland and Durham, on show at the Newcastle Museum of Antiquities, are from the Bronze Age, which are made of Bronze. Various classification schemes have been developed for these.
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a long, double-edged, slender bladed, single-handed sword, designed to emphasize the thrust. Rapiers first appeared in the mid-16th century, and were used through the next century. The rapier may be the first, purely civilian sword, devised. The exact origins of the rapier are still debated between Italy or Spain, but in either case, its popularity...
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The rapier is the civilian weapon of the late 16th and 17th centuries. A long, relatively thin bladed weapon with hand protection it is designed primarily for thrusting, although cuts are also used. The rapier expresses a very beautiful and scientific art, reflecting the period in which it was taught throughout Europe. The rapier was often combined with a dagger, cloak or even a second rapier. The DDS teaches rapier based upon Italian methods of the 17th century.
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A sword with a long, narrow, stiff blade designed for thrusting rather than cutting, often with an elaborate hilt and bar or cup to protect the hand. The weapon was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Ra'pi·er (rā'pĭ*ẽr)
noun [ French
rapière , perhaps for
raspière , and ultimately of German origin, akin to English
rasp , v.] A straight sword, with a narrow and finely pointed blade, used only for thrusting.
Rapier fish (Zoology) ,
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A rapier is a light slender sword for thrusting only. It usually has a cylindrical blade with a sharp point, but no edge. It was used by duellists and at court ceremonies.
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a sword with a lighter, longer blade optimised for thrusting. In this period they were still double edged and used for cutting as well
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[n] - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
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[The Tempest] a slender two-edged sword used chiefly in thrusting.
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Series of SAM systems [UK], Jet fighter [US]
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noun a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
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