Parry vs Moulinet - What's the difference?
parry | moulinet |
A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
(fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 28
, author=Tom Rostance
, title=Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos
, work=BBC Sport
(fencing, chiefly, sabre) A circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving thence into a circular cut.
The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, etc.
A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.
As nouns the difference between parry and moulinet
is that parry is a defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying while moulinet is a circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving thence into a circular cut.As a verb parry
is to avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).As a proper noun Parry
is {{surname|from=Welsh}.parry
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(parries)Derived terms
* beat parry * opposition parry * yielding parryVerb
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