quarte

[ kahrt; French kart ]

noun,plural quartes [kahrts; French kart]. /kɑrts; French kart/. Fencing.
  1. the fourth of eight defensive positions.

Origin of quarte

1
1690–1700; <French, feminine of quartfourth <Latin quartus

Words Nearby quarte

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How to use quarte in a sentence

  • The quarte, so called from being the fourth part of the chenet, which contained four pots and one French pint.

  • Quart, quarte, krt, n. a sequence of four cards: one of the eight thrusts and parries in fencing.

  • And she had got him half a quarte'n of whisky to hearten him up as he came away this morning.

    Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer | George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)
  • I muttered, giving him parry of low quarte like a good swordsman, and he came to the recover with a laugh.

    John Splendid | Neil Munro
  • When your opponent thrusts in quarte, you need only do this, and when they thrust in tierce, you need only do this.

British Dictionary definitions for quarte

quarte

/ French (kart) /


noun
  1. the fourth of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing

Origin of quarte

1
C18: from French, fem of quart a quarter

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