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单词 rapier
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ra•pi•er /ˈreɪpiɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a narrow sword having a double-edged blade.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. sharp and cutting like a sword:rapier wit.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ra•pi•er  (rā′pē ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small sword, esp. of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
  2. a longer, heavier sword, esp. of the 16th and 17th centuries, having a double-edged blade and used for slashing and thrusting.
  • Middle French (espee) rapiere literally, rasping (sword); see rape3
  • 1545–55
ra′pi•ered, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rapier /ˈreɪpɪə/ n
  1. a long narrow two-edged sword with a guarded hilt, used as a thrusting weapon, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
  2. a smaller single-edged 18th-century sword, used principally in France
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French espee rapiere, literally: rasping sword; see rasp1
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