Assertion: rapier's blade | /r/HasProperty | tapered
Facets:
value: strongly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: These blades are strongly tapered, more narrow and slender even than the single-handed type XV variant, with a flattened diamond cross-section.
text: Blades of this form are tapered sharply enough for good thrusting and armor penetration, but the blade retains the mass needed to give debilitating cuts.