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croisé

croisé noun: an action in which one fencer forces the opponent’s blade into the high or low line on the same side, by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.

Noun

croisé (plural croisés)

  1. An action in which one fencer forces the opponent’s blade into the high or low line on the same side, by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade

Forms of croisé

pluralcroisés

Origin of croisé

Borrowed from French croisé. Doublet of cruciate.

Questions about croisé

What does croisé mean?
Croisé means an action in which one fencer forces the opponent’s blade into the high or low line on the same side, by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.
What part of speech is croisé?
Croisé is a noun.
What is the plural of croisé?
The plural of croisé is croisés.

Words near croisé in the dictionary

  1. croissant
  2. croissanterie
  3. croissanteries
  4. croissantlike
  5. croissants
  6. croisé
  7. croisés
  8. Croix-des-Bouquets
  9. Croixan
  10. crojack
  11. crojacks

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