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quarte
[ kahrt; French kart ]
noun
, Fencing.
, plural quartes [kahrts, k, a, r, t].
- the fourth of eight defensive positions.
quarte
/ kart /
noun
- the fourth of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quarte1
C18: from French, fem of quart a quarter
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Example Sentences
The quarte, so called from being the fourth part of the chenet, which contained four pots and one French pint.
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Quart, Quarte, krt, n. a sequence of four cards: one of the eight thrusts and parries in fencing.
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And she had got him half a quarte'n of whisky to hearten him up as he came away this morning.
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I muttered, giving him parry of low quarte like a good swordsman, and he came to the recover with a laugh.
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When your opponent thrusts in quarte, you need only do this, and when they thrust in tierce, you need only do this.
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