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Fencing is a funny sport. Competitive fencing is not really very applicable to the stage world unless you're fighting with a rapier during the Renaissance, you know?
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Meaning of "rapier" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAPIER

From Old French espee rapiere, literally: rasping sword.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RAPIER

rapier  [ˈreɪpɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAPIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rapier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAPIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rapier

Rapier

A rapier is a slender, sharply pointed sword, ideally used for thrusting attacks, used mainly in Early Modern Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Definition of rapier in the English dictionary

The definition of rapier in the dictionary is a long narrow two-edged sword with a guarded hilt, used as a thrusting weapon, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. Other definition of rapier is a smaller single-edged 18th-century sword, used principally in France.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAPIER


appear
əˈpɪə
copier
ˈkɒpɪə
disappear
ˌdɪsəˈpɪə
drippier
ˈdrɪpɪə
Ethiopia
ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪə
happier
ˈhæpɪə
Napier
ˈneɪpɪə
nippier
ˈnɪpɪə
Olympia
əˈlɪmpɪə
peer
pɪə
pier
pɪə
Pierre
pɪə
principia
prɪnˈsɪpɪə
rippier
ˈrɪpɪə
sepia
ˈsiːpɪə
Shakespeare
ˈʃeɪkspɪə
slippier
ˈslɪpɪə
spear
spɪə
Utopia
juːˈtəʊpɪə
zelotypia
ˌziːləʊˈtɪpɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAPIER

rapid deployment force
rapid dominance
rapid eye movement
rapid eye movement sleep
rapid fire
rapid reaction force
rapid transit
rapid transit chess
rapid transit system
rapid-fire
rapidity
rapidly
rapidness
rapids
rapier wit
rapier-like
rapiered
rapine
rapini
rapist

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAPIER

bumpier
creepier
crepier
crispier
croupier
Dampier
grapier
grumpier
nappier
occupier
owner-occupier
peppier
photocopier
pompier
sloppier
snappier
soapier
Telecopier
trippier
unhappier

Synonyms and antonyms of rapier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rapier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAPIER

Find out the translation of rapier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rapier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rapier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剑杆织机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estoque
570 millions of speakers

English

rapier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हलकी तलवार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيف ذو حدين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рапира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

florete
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেইপিয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rapière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rapier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rapier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レイピア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레이피어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rapier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người nhanh nhẹn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடைவாளுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेपर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stocco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rapier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рапіра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spadă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rapier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rapier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

värja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rapier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rapier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAPIER»

The term «rapier» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.088 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAPIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rapier

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2 QUOTES WITH «RAPIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rapier.
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Suzanne Collins
When I was young, I was trained in stage fighting and rapier and dagger for several years.
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Kris Holden-Ried
Fencing is a funny sport. Competitive fencing is not really very applicable to the stage world unless you're fighting with a rapier during the Renaissance, you know?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAPIER»

Discover the use of rapier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rapier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Power Plays: Energy Options in the Age of Peak Oil
What’s now required is just what this book delivers: a sober, even-handed account of our energy resources, present and future, that will help people plan for a world without cheap energy.
Robert Rapier, 2012
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Italian Rapier Combat: Capo Ferro's 'Gran Simulacro'
Presented by fencing expert Jared Kirby, this handsome volume is not only attractive to look at, it is also a vital historical record.
Jared Kirby, 2012
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Actors on Guard: A Practical Guide for the Use of the Rapier ...
Actors on Guard is the most comprehensive and detailed book on the art of theatrical swordplay available today.
Dale Anthony Girard, 2014
4
The Duellist's Companion
First published in 2006, this guide is the standard work on the subject.
Guy Windsor, 2013
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People in Glass Houses
People in Glass Houses is an absurd comedy for six actors.
Darren Rapier, 2007
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Handbook of Weaving
In this type of weaving, a flexible or rigid solid element, called rapier, is used to insert the filling yarn across the shed. The rapier head picks up the filling yarn and carries it through the shed. After reaching the destination, the rapier head returns ...
Sabit Adanur, 2000
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Art of Dueling: Salvatore Fabris' Rapier Fencing Treatise Of ...
The Italian Rapier has held a special place in the history of European swordsmanship. Famous for generations after his death, Salvatore Fabris became the personal fencing master to the equally famous King Christianus of Denmark.
‎2004
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Boom!
During the biggest housing boom ever seen, the local boroughs are transformed forever.
Darren Rapier, 2008
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Italian Rapier Combat
Many people consider it the most comprehensive, complete and carefully written work ever published on Italian rapier. In his book, Capo Ferro solidifies the foundation of the principles of this art and science. These fundamental principles of ...
Ridolfo Capo Ferro, 2012
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Weaving: Conversion of Yarn to Fabric
With a rapier loom, the maximum width is set by the rapier characteristics. A very wide loom with a rigid rapier system would require excessive space, and space costs money, but 2 m width models are available. A flexible rapier reduces the ...
Peter Reeves Lord, 1973

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAPIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rapier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rapier Gold Inc. Announces $550000 Private Placement
Rapier Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RPR) (the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of non-flow through and flow through units ... «Stockhouse, Jul 15»
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MULTIVOICE Announces the Unexpected Death of its President …
Rapier started consulting for MULTIVOICE in the summer of 2014. By the fall of that same year it was clear to Fraser that Rapier had the vision and experience ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
3
Picanol updates its OptiMax rapier machine to handle canvas and …
Picanol, a technological market leader in airjet and rapier weaving machines, has extended the capabilities of its flexible OptiMax rapier machine to handle ... «Innovation in Textiles, Jul 15»
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MULTIVOICE Expands Management Team
MULTIVOICE(TM) today announced it has added four senior executives to its management team: Todd Rapier as President, David Politis as Chief Marketing ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
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Iran Builds Simulators for S-200, Hag, Rapier Missiles
The Iranian military is developing simulators for its long-range S-200, Hag and Rapier missile defense systems, a senior Air Defense commander said on ... «Missilethreat.com, May 15»
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Big bang theory: Rapier against sledgehammer
Like Ali, Mayweather prefers to wield a rapier and slash his way to victory. Like Frazier, Pacquiao wields a sledgehammer and bludgeons opponents to ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
7
Panter to exhibit rapier weaving machines at Techtextil 2015
At the leading trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens the company will promote its Hercules and Unirap rapier weaving machines, designed for ... «Innovation in Textiles, Apr 15»
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Rapier Gold Appoints Two New Directors
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 30, 2015) - Rapier Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RPR) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the ... «Marketwired, Mar 15»
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AMRC installs Dornier rapier loom for carbon fiber weaving
The University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC, Sheffield, UK) reports that it has invested £150,000 in an FT Dornier rapier loom, ... «High Performance Composites, Feb 15»
10
Utah County firm to debut new 'walkie-talkie' technology
David Politis, Todd Rapier and Ron Fraser of Multi-Voice in Provo talk Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, about a new technology that allows multiple users to ... «Deseret News, Jan 15»

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