Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

pappenheimer

American  
[pap-uhn-hahy-mer, pah-puhn-] / ˈpæp ənˌhaɪ mər, ˈpɑ pən- /

noun

  1. a heavy rapier of the 17th century, having a swept guard with two perforated plates.


Etymology

Origin of pappenheimer

Named after Gottfried Heinrich, Graf zu Pappenheim (1594–1632), German leader in the Thirty Years' War; see -er 1

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training