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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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great sword

Sports; Fencing

A very large cutting sword, generally double-edged, intended for use with both hands. Great or two-handed swords could be as tall as the swordsman, and were often used as ...

two-handed sword.

Sports; Fencing

A very large cutting sword, generally double-edged, intended for use with both hands. Great or two-handed swords could be as tall as the swordsman, and were often used as ...

rapier

Sports; Fencing

A long, double-edged thrusting sword popular in the 16th-17th centuries. Rapiers began as swords which were designed to use the point, in addition to heavy cuts. Some consider the ...

smallsword

Sports; Fencing

A light dueling sword popular in the 18th century. These were, as often as not, a fashion accessory as much as a gentleman’s weapon, and were decorated as such.

court sword

Sports; Fencing

A light dueling sword popular in the 18th century. These were, as often as not, a fashion accessory as much as a gentleman’s weapon, and were decorated as such.

épée

Sports; Fencing

A fencing weapon with triangular cross-section blade and a large bell guard; also a light dueling sword of similar design, popular in the mid-19th century, which was also called ...