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Definition of rapier noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rapier

noun
 
/ˈreɪpiə(r)/
 
/ˈreɪpiər/
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  1. a long, thin, light sword with a sharp point
    • (figurative) rapier wit (= very quick and sharp)
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRapier is used before these nouns:
    • wit
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    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French rapière, from râpe ‘rasp, grater’ (because the perforated hilt resembles a rasp or grater).
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