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Definition of Quarte
1. n. Same as 2d Carte.
Definition of Quarte
1. Noun. (fencing) The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quarte
1. a fencing thrust [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quarte
Literary usage of Quarte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"From the Engagement in quarte—To deceive the parry of seconde : disengage in the
upper line. ... To deceive the quarte parry : one-two in the upper line, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"These feints, if made over the urn, an parried with the simple parade of tierce ;
if on the inside, with simple quarte. The other feinte are— ..."
3. Manual of Bayonet Exercise: Prepared for the Use of the Army of the United by George Brinton McClellan (1856)
"In quarte—PARRY ! One time and one motion. 34. Move the piece quickly to the ...
The parries in prime, seconde, tierce, and quarte, followed by the thrust. ..."
4. A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two Parts ...by Antonio Vieyra by Antonio Vieyra (1813)
"quarte! d carte, the king's or the gene i al's quarter«. quarte/, a quarter-rent,
any money paid b quarters, quarterage. ..."
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