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- noun Plural form of
epee .
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Examples
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Maybe if Mel Gibson directed it we'd see them use sabers instead of foils/epees and you'd have some dismemberment (yea!!!).
The Man Behind Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes will Reboot The Three Musketeers | /Film 2010
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I was heartened to see that our weapons came with blunt tips—Mr. Cohen had brought along both sabers and epees, explaining that with the saber you can hit only above the waist, but with the epee the whole body is fair game, thus more closely resembling dueling of old.
A Fine Point in a Fight Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012
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I asked him how I rated anger-wise after we had one more go at it, this time with the epees, where lunges to the heart are fair game.
A Fine Point in a Fight Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012
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We came from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Deyang and were self-funded but for the "soft implements" (discus, javelin, hammer, hurdles, and epees made out of flexible packing foam) funded by the Haidian District government in Beijing.
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Neil: Actually boat people have no humor either and I have been held in a bulletproof booth and questioned for going to a competition with five epees or "Swords" as they called them.
Dreams of Japan Part I: train station ballrooms, sword dances and a female shrine Elizabeth McClung 2008
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I would suggest that they arm you with a needle too, so you could think of the encounter as a fencing bout with teeny tiny epees.
Trypanophobia: Needle Phobia, fencing and my blood work Elizabeth McClung 2007
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There must be a matched pair of epees or dragoons on the inside wall there for when you enter!
mail delivery 2004
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And it wasn't this year, it was in total. 4 foils, 3 epees, and a saber.
Going Pro in Epee & other painful delusions Elizabeth McClung 2006
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"I never even knew this was possible," said Kadlik, 19, of Medway as epees clanged, his teammates whooped in triumph, and coaches barked out instructions in the gym of Perkins School for the Blind.
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"I never even knew this was possible," said Kadlik, 19, of Medway as epees clanged, his teammates whooped in triumph, and coaches barked out instructions in the gym of Perkins School for the Blind.
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