ÉPÉE


Meaning of ÉPÉE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-ˌpā, ā-ˈpā ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Old French espee, Latin spatha

Date: 1889

1. : a fencing or dueling sword having a bowl-shaped guard and a rigid blade of triangular section with no cutting edge that tapers to a sharp point blunted for fencing — compare foil V,1, saber

2. : the art or sport of fencing with the épée

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.