Definition of épée
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
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The first known use of épée was in 1889
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