If you say that someone has a rapier wit, you mean that they are very intelligent and quick at making clever comments or jokes in a conversation. Julie Burchill is famous for her precocity and rapier wit. a long thin sword with two sharp edges (rapière)
Also called "duello" or "fencing " These are the weapons used by the Three Musketeers and Sir Walter Raleigh: epees, foils, sabers, schlagers; face masks and gorgets; and doublets or fencing tunics See The Art of Defence, or contact the rapier marshal for more information
Long thrusting sword developed in Italy in the 1480's Originally used for both cut and thrust, the rapier became a weapon primarily used for thrusting Over one hundred variations were developed