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liement

liement noun: an action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.

Noun

liement (plural liements)

  1. An action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.
    Synonyms:
    bind, lie, thrust

Synonyms of liement

Forms of liement

pluralliements

Origin of liement

French

Questions about liement

What does liement mean?
Liement means an action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.
What part of speech is liement?
Liement is a noun.
What is the plural of liement?
The plural of liement is liements.

Words near liement in the dictionary

  1. lieking
  2. lieks
  3. Lieksa
  4. Liem
  5. LieMAX
  6. liement
  7. liements
  8. liempo
  9. liempos
  10. Liems
  11. lien

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