épée

noun

ˈe-ˌpā  ā-ˈpā 

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 entry 4 sense 1, saber

2

: the art or sport of fencing with the épée

Illustration of épée

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Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French espee, Latin spatha

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1