broadsword vs rapier

broadsword

noun
  • A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt. 

  • A person armed with such a sword. 

  • A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it. 

  • Synonym of longsword 

rapier

noun
  • A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless). 

adj
  • Cutting; employing keen wit. 

  • Extremely sharp. 

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