Rapier vs Foil - What's the difference?
rapier | foil |
A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless).
* , act IV scene 1
Extremely sharp.
Cutting smarts or keen wit.
Foil is a coordinate term of rapier.
As nouns the difference between rapier and foil
is that rapier is a slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless) while foil is a very thin sheet of metal.As an adjective rapier
is extremely sharp.As a proper noun FOIL is
a particular algorithm for multiplying two binomials.As a verb FOIL is
to apply the FOIL algorithm to.rapier
English
(wikipedia rapier)Noun
(en noun)- […] In his lawless fit,
- Behind the arras hearing something stir,
- Whips out his rapier , cries ‘A rat, a rat!’
- And in this brainish apprehension kills
- The unseen good old man.
Adjective
(en adjective)- John is very quick on his feet during interviews by using his rapier responses.