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Seconde
The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.
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The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| partenoun | Obsolete spelling of part. [A portion; a component.] |
| secnoun | (informal) Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute. |
| tymenoun | A male given name. |
| linenoun | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| quartenoun | (fencing) The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards. |
| cartenoun | A bill of fare; a menu. |
| sword handnoun | (fencing) The hand in which one's sword is normally held. |
| sword armnoun | (fencing) The arm in which one's sword is normally held. |
| wardnoun | Protection, defence. |
| two-handernoun | (theater, film) A play, film, or television programme with only two main characters. |
| recoververb | (transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body). |
| debolenoun | (fencing) The flexible part of the blade near the tip of light swords such as rapiers. |
| salut des armesnoun | (fencing) A sort of a choreographed demonstration of arms, consisting of sets of fencers saluting, attacking, parrying, drilling and performing set routines in chorus. |
| guardnoun | A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. |
| sabrenoun | A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point. |
| low linenoun | Synonym of underscore. |
| swordletnoun | A little sword. |
| solenoun | (anatomy) The bottom or plantar surface of the foot. |
| quillonnoun | Synonym of crossguard (“a metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword”). |
| martingalenoun | A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss. |
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