| 单词 | octave parade |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoctave parade 4. Fencing. In full †octave parade. The last of eight guard positions in épée and foil, used to protect the lower outside of the body nearest to the opponent, with the supinated sword-hand to the outside and the point of the blade lower than the hand; a parry in this position. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > positions in-stop14.. out-stopa1500 warda1586 guard1601 preem1603 unicorn guard1617 quarte1639 tierce1687 tierce guard1687 tierce parade1687 inside1692 carte1707 hanging guard1707 quinte1707 seconde1707 saccoon1708 prime1710 segoon1721 octave1771 supination1805 septime1861 sixte1885 sixth1885 corps à corps1910 1771 J. Olivier Fencing 25 The octave parade..is the opposition contrary to the half-circle [now called septime], and one of the most useful parades in fencing. 1784 J. McArthur Army & Navy Gentleman's Compan. (new ed.) 12 Octave parade..is a lower outward parade. 1809 J. Roland Amateur of Fencing 45 By this method your foil must, for certain, arrive at his body, if he does not change to an octave, or any other parade. 1889 W. H. Pollock et al. Fencing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 44 Octave, the same as seconde, but the hand in supination. 1969 P. O'Donnell Taste for Death xviii. 238 He feinted in the low line and she made a semi-circular parry to the line of octave. 1988 E. D. Morton Martini A–Z of Fencing 127/1 The real distinction between octave and its predecessor seconde, lies in the fact that in the former case, the hand is supinated, not pronated. < as lemmas |
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