单词 | parrier |
释义 | parriern. A person who parries a thrust, blow, etc. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > fencer swordmana1387 buckler-player1448 sword-player1538 escrimer1572 fencer1581 offender1599 warder1599 scrimer1604 swordsmana1680 parrier1809 1809 J. Roland Amateur of Fencing 45 To understand that it is very possible to hit these kind of windmill parryers. 1878 Spirit of Times 19 Jan. 661/1 The parrier, his arms being up, shifts the elbow and hand across the face, parrying the blows with the elbow and forearm. 1945 K. Burke Gram. of Motives iii. ii. 365 Only the figure of the parrier remains, with his sword obviously raised to ward off a thrust at the shoulders. 1971 J. D. Heldman Tennis 265 He was primarily a parrier off of his opponent's thrusts. 1997 Washingtonian (Nexis) Feb. Sharp-tongued and often sarcastic, Ben-Veniste is the perfect parrier, quick with a retort. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1809 |
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