| 单词 | counter-caveating parade |
| 释义 | > as lemmascounter-caveating parade 1. Fencing. A name applied to all circular parries, i.e. parries in which, while the hand retains the same position, the point is made to describe a circle, passing under the adverse blade so as to meet it again when the latter is ‘disengaged’, i.e. removed from engagement. Called also counter-parry, formerly †counter-parade, counter-caveating parade.The particular engagement is indicated by an addition, as counter-prime, -seconde, -tierce, -quarte (-carte), -quinte, -sixte, -septime, -octave (now in practice reduced to four, -seconde, -tierce, -quarte, -septime). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > actions buttc1330 overheadc1400 stopc1450 quarter-strokea1456 rabbeta1500 rakea1500 traverse1547 flourish1552 quarter-blow1555 veny1578 alarm1579 venue1591 cut1593 time1594 caricado1595 fincture1595 imbroccata1595 mandritta1595 punta riversa1595 remove1595 stramazon1595 traversa1595 imbrocado1597 passado1597 counter-time1598 foinery1598 canvasado1601 montant1601 punto1601 stock1602 embrocadoc1604 pass1604 stuck1604 stramazo1606 home thrust1622 longee1625 falsify?1635 false1637 traversion1637 canvassa1641 parade1652 flanconade1664 parry1673 fore-stroke1674 allonge1675 contretemps1684 counter1684 disengaging1684 feint1684 passing1687 under-counter1687 stringere1688 stringering1688 tempo1688 volte1688 overlapping1692 repost1692 volt-coupe1692 volting1692 disarm?1700 stamp1705 passade1706 riposte1707 swoop1711 retreat1734 lunge1748 beat1753 disengage1771 disengagement1771 opposition1771 time thrust1771 timing1771 whip1771 shifting1793 one-two1809 one-two-three1809 salute1809 estramazone1820 remise1823 engage1833 engaging1833 risposta1838 lunging1847 moulinet1861 reprise1861 stop-thrust1861 engagement1881 coupé1889 scrape1889 time attack1889 traverse1892 cut-over1897 tac-au-tac riposte1907 flèche1928 replacement1933 punta dritta1961 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Contro, as Contra in all compositions. Also a Counter.] 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 67 The Counter Caveating Parade, &c. When you observe your Adversary's Thrust coming home within your Sword, then immediately slope your Point, and bring it up again with a quick Motion on the other side of your Adversary's, and parrie his Thrust without your Sword, that he intended to give within your Sword. 1684 R. Howlett School Recreat. 74 This may be Parry'd, by answering every Motion, or using the Counter-caveating Parade. 1707 W. Hope New Method Fencing 82 This Contre-Caveating..is a Circular Parade, that is, a Man in performing it, forms with his Sword not only one, but sometimes (according as his Adversary shall Caveat or shun it) two or three Circles. 1809 J. Roland Amateur of Fencing 64 To form a counter parade..at the time you disengage, I pass with a small circular motion under your wrist, or blade, and return, by forming my parade in nearly the same position I was in previously to your disengagement. 1889 W. H. Pollock et al. Fencing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) ii. 57 Counters are named according to the engagement from which the parry is made. 1889 W. H. Pollock et al. Fencing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) ii. 58 Reversed Counter-parries. These, as the name indicates, are the ordinary counter-parries executed the opposite way. < as lemmas |
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