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prise de fer

prise de fer noun: an engagement of the blades that attempts to control the opponent's weapon.

Noun

prise de fer (plural prises de fer)

  1. An engagement of the blades that attempts to control the opponent's weapon.

Forms of prise de fer

pluralprises de fer

Origin of prise de fer

From French, literally "taking the steel".

Questions about prise de fer

What does prise de fer mean?
Prise de fer means an engagement of the blades that attempts to control the opponent's weapon.
What part of speech is prise de fer?
Prise de fer is a noun.
What is the plural of prise de fer?
The plural of prise de fer is prises de fer.

Words near prise de fer in the dictionary

  1. Priscillianists
  2. Priscillians
  3. Prisco
  4. Priscos
  5. prise
  6. prise de fer
  7. priseable
  8. prisebar
  9. prisebars
  10. prised
  11. priser

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