Plural of rapier
regular plural
The plural of rapier is rapiers.
Forms of rapier
| Singular | rapier /ˈɹeɪpˌɪə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | rapiers |
| Countable | countable |
Rapiers in a sentence
- He took out of it two long Italian rapiers, with splendid steel hilts and blades, which he planted point downwards in the lawn.1911, G. K. Chesterton, “The Sins of Prince Saradine”, in The Innocence of Father Brown
- Elizabeth's notables outside of court wore rapiers with cup-hilts and cuissers or overlapping plates of armour on the thigh.1920, Jonathan Baum, “Fashions of Another Day”, in Clothing Trade Journal, page 168. From the entry cuisser
- These are now the fashion, and so berattle the common stages (so they call them) that many wearing rapiers are afraid of goose-quills and dare scarce come thither.2006, William Shakespeare, Ann Thompson, Neil Taylor, Hamlet - Page 468. From the entry berattle
Meaning of rapier
- noun A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless), designed predominantly for thrusting; used during the Renaissance period of Europe for civilian duelling.
- adjective Extremely sharp.
- adjective Cutting; employing keen wit.
Questions about the plural of rapier
- What is the plural of rapier?
- The plural of rapier is rapiers.
- Is rapier countable?
- Rapier is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rapier (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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