pappenheimer
[ pap-uh n-hahy-mer, pah-puh n- ]
/ ˈpæp ənˌhaɪ mər, ˈpɑ pən- /
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noun
a heavy rapier of the 17th century, having a swept guard with two perforated plates.
Nearby words
papovavirus, papp, papp, joseph, pappadam, pappardelle, pappenheimer, pappenheimer body, pappose, pappus, pappus of alexandria, pappy
Origin of pappenheimer
named after Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zu Pappenheim (1594–1632), German leader in the Thirty Years' War; see -er1
Also called Walloon sword.
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Examples from the Web for pappenheimer
Pappenheimer brought about similar lesions in rats by the injection of a suspension of bone marrow from a rhachitic animal.
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