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broadsword
English
Alternative forms
- broad sword
Etymology
From broad +? sword.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b???d.s??d/
Noun
broadsword (plural broadswords)
- (historical) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and a basket hilt.
- A person armed with such a sword.
- (colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
Translations
See also
- falchion
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epee
English
Alternative forms
- épee
- épée
Etymology
Borrowed from French épée. Doublet of spatha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??pe?/, /?e?pe?/
- Homophone: epees
Noun
epee (plural epees)
- (fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
Coordinate terms
- foil
- sabre
Derived terms
- epeeist
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