blade vs rapier

rapier vs blade

blade and rapier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blade	Yes	No	No	No
rapier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rapier is a hyponym of blade; that is, rapier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blade:

blade: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
rapier: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

Other hyponyms of blade include backsword, broadsword, cavalry sword, saber, sabre, cutlas, cutlass, falchion, fencing sword, tuck.

blade (noun)	rapier (noun)
the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge	a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
the part of the skate that slides on the ice
a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
a dashing young man
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

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