croisé

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An action in which one fencer forces the opponent’s blade into the high or low line on the same side, by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade

Word forms

croisé croisés

Etymology

Borrowed from French croisé. Doublet of cruciate.

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