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quarte

[ kahrt; French kart ]

noun

, Fencing.
, plural quartes [kahrts, k, a, r, t].
  1. the fourth of eight defensive positions.


quarte

/ kart /

noun

  1. the fourth of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quarte1

1690–1700; < French, feminine of quart fourth < Latin quartus
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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.

Quart, Quarte, krt, n. a sequence of four cards: one of the eight thrusts and parries in fencing.

And she had got him half a quarte'n of whisky to hearten him up as he came away this morning.

I muttered, giving him parry of low quarte like a good swordsman, and he came to the recover with a laugh.

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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