épée

¹

or e·pee

[ ey-pey, ep-ey ]

noun

, Fencing.

1. a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
2. the art or sport of fencing with an épée, points being made by touching any part of the opponent's body with the tip of the weapon.

Épée

²

[ ey-pey ]

noun

1. Charles Michel, Abbé de l', 1712–89, French priest and teacher of the Deaf: pioneer in the development of sign language.

épée

/ epe; ˈɛpeɪ /

noun

1. a sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard and a heavier blade of triangular cross section

Word History and Origins

Origin of épée¹

1885–90; < French: sword < Latin spatha sword < Greek spáthē blade. See spade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of épée¹

C19: from French: sword, from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē blade; see spade ¹

Example Sentences

In the men’s +90kg J2 competition, Christopher Skelley won bronze, while GB beat Poland to third in the wheelchair fencing men's team epee.

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Britain's Dimitri Coutya claimed his second Paralympic gold medal with a dominant display in the men's individual epee B final.

From BBC

The wheelchair fencer's Paralympic gold is an upgrade on the bronze he won in the same event in Tokyo three years ago and will add to the European titles in both foil and epee B events he secured in March and in 2022.

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“I had an awful start to be honest with you,” said the 31-year-old, who won team foil silver and team epee bronze in Tokyo.

From BBC

Tunisia have a silver from Fares Ferjani in the men's individual sabre, while Mohamed Elsayed won bronze for Egypt in the men's individual epee on Sunday.

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Related Words

• blade
• dagger
• saber