What does "liement" mean?

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 is a synonym for "liement"?

Common synonyms include: bind, bind, lie, lie, thrust, thrust.

Liement

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Noun

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

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bind bind lie lie thrust thrust

Etymology

French

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