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ricasso|rɪˈkæsəʊ|
[It.]
The part of the blade of a sword that is next to the hilt.
1884R. F. Burton Bk. of Sword vii. 125 In the Italian foil, which preserves the plate, the section of the blade between that and the grip is called the Ricasso. 1885E. Castle Schools & Masters of Fence xv. 235 We have adopted the French word pas d'âne, and we may as well likewise, for want of a better, adopt the Italian word ‘ricasso’, used to designate that part of the blade between the cup guard and the quillons of the Italian foils and duelling swords. 1948Proc. Prehist. Soc. XIV. 155 Only those swords with parallel-sided blades, ogival tips and deep rectangular ricassos have been included. 1959G. Savage Antique Collector's Handbk. 23 Swords are often decorated in a variety of ways... A common place for decoration is the ricasso—the flat, rectangular part of the blade immediately below the hilt. 1970F. Wilkinson Edged Weapons iii. 38/2 The use of the ricasso to obtain a better grip on the sword had led to the introduction of loops, rings and bars attached to the hilt. 1978N. K. Sandars Sea Peoples 100 In neither area did the parallel-edged flange-hilted sword develop a leaf-edged blade for strong cutting action, nor a milled ricasso at the grip. |