Definition of rapier in English:

rapier

noun ˈreɪpɪəˈreɪpiər

1A thin, light sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting.
Example sentencesExamples
- A candelabrum hung from the wall, next to a pair of dueling rapiers.
- Authentic items include Japanese samurai swords and 19 th-century British rapiers; replicas range from King Arthur's sword to Rambo's combat knife.
- The one that caught my attention was a woman wearing green and carrying a long, thin, lightweight sword, a rapier to be exact.
- The first part of Palladini's work is devoted solely to the use of the single sword or rapier.
- He also goes on to describe in many places in his book, the way in which a rapier was used in delivering multiple feints.
- In fact, at this time it seems that the English still persisted in rapiers and daggers of disproportionate length which were certainly disappearing elsewhere.
- For 150 years the rapier had been the principal civilian sword in Europe and the Italians were undisputed masters of it.
- This is perhaps the first version of the film to apply full-sized rapiers and correct period style to the combats.
- There were the rapiers on the walls, but I was too short to reach them.
- He blocked using one of the rapiers and thrusted with the other one.
- In the scuffle, they exchange rapiers and Hamlet slices Laertes with the venomous weapon.
- We lost our rapiers in the crash and I'd like to continue fencing practice during our voyages.
- Initially, logic suggested that rapiers used in formal personal combat should be as long as possible.
- Several weapons, such as swords, shields, rapiers, daggers and spearheads, which were probably symbols of wealth and power, have also been recovered from the river.
- The lady shook her head, curtsied, and held out a hand for Langley's rapiers.
- Some of them had little rapiers at their sides, others had shiny metal buttons on their tunics.
- All swords and rapiers used are blunt, but otherwise accurate replicas of surviving examples.
- At this point, none of them were wearing any special gear, and the foils were now replaced with real rapiers.
- That sort of grip is along the lines of the French foil school and has nothing whatsoever to do with 16th century rapiers.
- A few, mostly the higher ranking among them, carried well crafted rapiers that they had appropriated in trade.
1. 1.1as modifier (especially of speech or intelligence) quick and incisive.
  rapier wit
  Example sentencesExamples
  Webb's sharp script is laced with a rapier wit that is blacker than the Dark Ages.
  Shrum, who emerged as a leading voice for Gore during a tour of talk shows after the August convention, is known for rapier instincts.
  If by some chance you attract un-cool people, you manage to shake them off with your rapier wit.
  Kenneth Scott, an emeritus professor of law at Stanford University, recalls Director as a man of gentleness but also a rapier intellect.
  This could be because my blog is the least popular of the twelve, but I like to think it's because people are so scared of my rapier wit that they dare not cast their vote for me.
  A fan of lively debate and intelligent conversation, his rapier wit is razor sharp, and is certainly on top form today.
  The real leader is the drummer who makes a super testament to rock, full of passion and rapier wit.
  If you fancy a duel of words with a lippy French barman while he mixes you something long and cool, then this is the place to unsheathe your rapier wit.
  He also has a rapier wit and a refined taste for red wine and sweet revenge.
  My rapier wit will get me in trouble one of these days.
  Derek Flint satirizes and skewers mid '60s America with rapier precision.
  I don't know everything about Oscar Wilde but from what I remember his rapier wit was not much honed by a four-hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur.
  As you can see, this is already shaping up to be a winner for subtlety and rapier wit.
  But at least the liner notes are comprehensive, informative and packed with Fat Mike's rapier wit.
  We secretly congratulate ourselves on our rapier wit and acid tongues as assorted revellers attempt to jump the queue.
  I may have to move to the United States to battle these people with my rapier wit and rugged good looks.
  He can go head to head and throw intellectual punches, or deliver rapier wit with ironic finesse.
  It has been blessed with the honor of hosting my new web site and you, my loving fans, have been blessed with my rapier wit and timely sense of humor for at least a day.
  Anyway, I'll try again tonight to come up with some devastatingly clever pun that befits my rapier wit.
  Both characters possess a rapier wit, and lash out with reckless abandon, and both films wisely recognize their cynicism as a defense mechanism.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French rapière, from râpe 'rasp, grater' (because the perforated hilt resembles a rasp or grater).

Rhymes

Napier, tapir

Definition of rapier in US English:

rapier

nounˈrāpēərˈreɪpiər

1A thin, light sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting.
Example sentencesExamples
- A candelabrum hung from the wall, next to a pair of dueling rapiers.
- Several weapons, such as swords, shields, rapiers, daggers and spearheads, which were probably symbols of wealth and power, have also been recovered from the river.
- At this point, none of them were wearing any special gear, and the foils were now replaced with real rapiers.
- All swords and rapiers used are blunt, but otherwise accurate replicas of surviving examples.
- The lady shook her head, curtsied, and held out a hand for Langley's rapiers.
- A few, mostly the higher ranking among them, carried well crafted rapiers that they had appropriated in trade.
- For 150 years the rapier had been the principal civilian sword in Europe and the Italians were undisputed masters of it.
- In the scuffle, they exchange rapiers and Hamlet slices Laertes with the venomous weapon.
- The first part of Palladini's work is devoted solely to the use of the single sword or rapier.
- Authentic items include Japanese samurai swords and 19 th-century British rapiers; replicas range from King Arthur's sword to Rambo's combat knife.
- Initially, logic suggested that rapiers used in formal personal combat should be as long as possible.
- In fact, at this time it seems that the English still persisted in rapiers and daggers of disproportionate length which were certainly disappearing elsewhere.
- He also goes on to describe in many places in his book, the way in which a rapier was used in delivering multiple feints.
- That sort of grip is along the lines of the French foil school and has nothing whatsoever to do with 16th century rapiers.
- Some of them had little rapiers at their sides, others had shiny metal buttons on their tunics.
- There were the rapiers on the walls, but I was too short to reach them.
- We lost our rapiers in the crash and I'd like to continue fencing practice during our voyages.
- This is perhaps the first version of the film to apply full-sized rapiers and correct period style to the combats.
- He blocked using one of the rapiers and thrusted with the other one.
- The one that caught my attention was a woman wearing green and carrying a long, thin, lightweight sword, a rapier to be exact.
1. 1.1as modifier (especially of speech or intelligence) quick and incisive.
  rapier wit
  Example sentencesExamples
  If you fancy a duel of words with a lippy French barman while he mixes you something long and cool, then this is the place to unsheathe your rapier wit.
  This could be because my blog is the least popular of the twelve, but I like to think it's because people are so scared of my rapier wit that they dare not cast their vote for me.
  But at least the liner notes are comprehensive, informative and packed with Fat Mike's rapier wit.
  Anyway, I'll try again tonight to come up with some devastatingly clever pun that befits my rapier wit.
  I may have to move to the United States to battle these people with my rapier wit and rugged good looks.
  A fan of lively debate and intelligent conversation, his rapier wit is razor sharp, and is certainly on top form today.
  The real leader is the drummer who makes a super testament to rock, full of passion and rapier wit.
  We secretly congratulate ourselves on our rapier wit and acid tongues as assorted revellers attempt to jump the queue.
  He can go head to head and throw intellectual punches, or deliver rapier wit with ironic finesse.
  Derek Flint satirizes and skewers mid '60s America with rapier precision.
  Both characters possess a rapier wit, and lash out with reckless abandon, and both films wisely recognize their cynicism as a defense mechanism.
  I don't know everything about Oscar Wilde but from what I remember his rapier wit was not much honed by a four-hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur.
  Kenneth Scott, an emeritus professor of law at Stanford University, recalls Director as a man of gentleness but also a rapier intellect.
  Webb's sharp script is laced with a rapier wit that is blacker than the Dark Ages.
  As you can see, this is already shaping up to be a winner for subtlety and rapier wit.
  It has been blessed with the honor of hosting my new web site and you, my loving fans, have been blessed with my rapier wit and timely sense of humor for at least a day.
  If by some chance you attract un-cool people, you manage to shake them off with your rapier wit.
  He also has a rapier wit and a refined taste for red wine and sweet revenge.
  Shrum, who emerged as a leading voice for Gore during a tour of talk shows after the August convention, is known for rapier instincts.
  My rapier wit will get me in trouble one of these days.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French rapière, from râpe ‘rasp, grater’ (because the perforated hilt resembles a rasp or grater).

单词	rapier
释义	Definition of rapier in English: rapier noun ˈreɪpɪəˈreɪpiər 1A thin, light sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting. Example sentencesExamples A candelabrum hung from the wall, next to a pair of dueling rapiers. Authentic items include Japanese samurai swords and 19 th-century British rapiers; replicas range from King Arthur's sword to Rambo's combat knife. The one that caught my attention was a woman wearing green and carrying a long, thin, lightweight sword, a rapier to be exact. The first part of Palladini's work is devoted solely to the use of the single sword or rapier. He also goes on to describe in many places in his book, the way in which a rapier was used in delivering multiple feints. In fact, at this time it seems that the English still persisted in rapiers and daggers of disproportionate length which were certainly disappearing elsewhere. For 150 years the rapier had been the principal civilian sword in Europe and the Italians were undisputed masters of it. This is perhaps the first version of the film to apply full-sized rapiers and correct period style to the combats. There were the rapiers on the walls, but I was too short to reach them. He blocked using one of the rapiers and thrusted with the other one. In the scuffle, they exchange rapiers and Hamlet slices Laertes with the venomous weapon. We lost our rapiers in the crash and I'd like to continue fencing practice during our voyages. Initially, logic suggested that rapiers used in formal personal combat should be as long as possible. Several weapons, such as swords, shields, rapiers, daggers and spearheads, which were probably symbols of wealth and power, have also been recovered from the river. The lady shook her head, curtsied, and held out a hand for Langley's rapiers. Some of them had little rapiers at their sides, others had shiny metal buttons on their tunics. All swords and rapiers used are blunt, but otherwise accurate replicas of surviving examples. At this point, none of them were wearing any special gear, and the foils were now replaced with real rapiers. That sort of grip is along the lines of the French foil school and has nothing whatsoever to do with 16th century rapiers. A few, mostly the higher ranking among them, carried well crafted rapiers that they had appropriated in trade. 1.1as modifier (especially of speech or intelligence) quick and incisive. rapier wit Example sentencesExamples Webb's sharp script is laced with a rapier wit that is blacker than the Dark Ages. Shrum, who emerged as a leading voice for Gore during a tour of talk shows after the August convention, is known for rapier instincts. If by some chance you attract un-cool people, you manage to shake them off with your rapier wit. Kenneth Scott, an emeritus professor of law at Stanford University, recalls Director as a man of gentleness but also a rapier intellect. This could be because my blog is the least popular of the twelve, but I like to think it's because people are so scared of my rapier wit that they dare not cast their vote for me. A fan of lively debate and intelligent conversation, his rapier wit is razor sharp, and is certainly on top form today. The real leader is the drummer who makes a super testament to rock, full of passion and rapier wit. If you fancy a duel of words with a lippy French barman while he mixes you something long and cool, then this is the place to unsheathe your rapier wit. He also has a rapier wit and a refined taste for red wine and sweet revenge. My rapier wit will get me in trouble one of these days. Derek Flint satirizes and skewers mid '60s America with rapier precision. I don't know everything about Oscar Wilde but from what I remember his rapier wit was not much honed by a four-hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur. As you can see, this is already shaping up to be a winner for subtlety and rapier wit. But at least the liner notes are comprehensive, informative and packed with Fat Mike's rapier wit. We secretly congratulate ourselves on our rapier wit and acid tongues as assorted revellers attempt to jump the queue. I may have to move to the United States to battle these people with my rapier wit and rugged good looks. He can go head to head and throw intellectual punches, or deliver rapier wit with ironic finesse. It has been blessed with the honor of hosting my new web site and you, my loving fans, have been blessed with my rapier wit and timely sense of humor for at least a day. Anyway, I'll try again tonight to come up with some devastatingly clever pun that befits my rapier wit. Both characters possess a rapier wit, and lash out with reckless abandon, and both films wisely recognize their cynicism as a defense mechanism. Origin Early 16th century: from French rapière, from râpe 'rasp, grater' (because the perforated hilt resembles a rasp or grater). Rhymes Napier, tapir Definition of rapier in US English: rapier nounˈrāpēərˈreɪpiər 1A thin, light sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting. Example sentencesExamples A candelabrum hung from the wall, next to a pair of dueling rapiers. Several weapons, such as swords, shields, rapiers, daggers and spearheads, which were probably symbols of wealth and power, have also been recovered from the river. At this point, none of them were wearing any special gear, and the foils were now replaced with real rapiers. All swords and rapiers used are blunt, but otherwise accurate replicas of surviving examples. The lady shook her head, curtsied, and held out a hand for Langley's rapiers. A few, mostly the higher ranking among them, carried well crafted rapiers that they had appropriated in trade. For 150 years the rapier had been the principal civilian sword in Europe and the Italians were undisputed masters of it. In the scuffle, they exchange rapiers and Hamlet slices Laertes with the venomous weapon. The first part of Palladini's work is devoted solely to the use of the single sword or rapier. Authentic items include Japanese samurai swords and 19 th-century British rapiers; replicas range from King Arthur's sword to Rambo's combat knife. Initially, logic suggested that rapiers used in formal personal combat should be as long as possible. In fact, at this time it seems that the English still persisted in rapiers and daggers of disproportionate length which were certainly disappearing elsewhere. He also goes on to describe in many places in his book, the way in which a rapier was used in delivering multiple feints. That sort of grip is along the lines of the French foil school and has nothing whatsoever to do with 16th century rapiers. Some of them had little rapiers at their sides, others had shiny metal buttons on their tunics. There were the rapiers on the walls, but I was too short to reach them. We lost our rapiers in the crash and I'd like to continue fencing practice during our voyages. This is perhaps the first version of the film to apply full-sized rapiers and correct period style to the combats. He blocked using one of the rapiers and thrusted with the other one. The one that caught my attention was a woman wearing green and carrying a long, thin, lightweight sword, a rapier to be exact. 1.1as modifier (especially of speech or intelligence) quick and incisive. rapier wit Example sentencesExamples If you fancy a duel of words with a lippy French barman while he mixes you something long and cool, then this is the place to unsheathe your rapier wit. This could be because my blog is the least popular of the twelve, but I like to think it's because people are so scared of my rapier wit that they dare not cast their vote for me. But at least the liner notes are comprehensive, informative and packed with Fat Mike's rapier wit. Anyway, I'll try again tonight to come up with some devastatingly clever pun that befits my rapier wit. I may have to move to the United States to battle these people with my rapier wit and rugged good looks. A fan of lively debate and intelligent conversation, his rapier wit is razor sharp, and is certainly on top form today. The real leader is the drummer who makes a super testament to rock, full of passion and rapier wit. We secretly congratulate ourselves on our rapier wit and acid tongues as assorted revellers attempt to jump the queue. He can go head to head and throw intellectual punches, or deliver rapier wit with ironic finesse. Derek Flint satirizes and skewers mid '60s America with rapier precision. Both characters possess a rapier wit, and lash out with reckless abandon, and both films wisely recognize their cynicism as a defense mechanism. I don't know everything about Oscar Wilde but from what I remember his rapier wit was not much honed by a four-hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur. Kenneth Scott, an emeritus professor of law at Stanford University, recalls Director as a man of gentleness but also a rapier intellect. Webb's sharp script is laced with a rapier wit that is blacker than the Dark Ages. As you can see, this is already shaping up to be a winner for subtlety and rapier wit. It has been blessed with the honor of hosting my new web site and you, my loving fans, have been blessed with my rapier wit and timely sense of humor for at least a day. If by some chance you attract un-cool people, you manage to shake them off with your rapier wit. He also has a rapier wit and a refined taste for red wine and sweet revenge. Shrum, who emerged as a leading voice for Gore during a tour of talk shows after the August convention, is known for rapier instincts. My rapier wit will get me in trouble one of these days. Origin Early 16th century: from French rapière, from râpe ‘rasp, grater’ (because the perforated hilt resembles a rasp or grater).
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