epee
pronunciation
How to pronounce epee in British English:
UK [eˈpeɪ]
How to pronounce epee in American English:
US [eɪ'peɪ]
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- Noun:
- a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
Word Origin
- épée
- épée: see spade
- epee (n.)
- 1889, from French épée, literally "sword" from Old French espe (9c., spede) "spear, lance," from Latin spatha (see epaulet).
Example
- 1. Epee taught these words to his deaf students .
- 2. Bronze medallist in fencing in women 's team epee in the doha asian games .
- 3. Foil , epee and sabre are the three weapons used in the sport of fencing .
- 4. Epee was able to speak and hear , but he worked during most of his life as a teacher of deaf people in france .
- 5. The french abbe charles michel epee ( 1712-1789 ) studied the sign language which had grown up among such people over the centuries and organized it into a systematic language .