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Main-gauche :: Main-gauche (n.) The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier..

Fend :: Fend (v. i.) To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off..

Parry :: Parry (v. t.) To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm..

Parry :: Parry (v. t.) To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.

Parrying :: Parrying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parr.

Ripost :: Ripost (n.) In fencing, a return thrust after a parry..

Parry :: Parry (n.) A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter..

Sparry :: Sparry (a.) Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose..

Tierce :: Tierce (n.) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward.

Parry :: Parry (v. i.) To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc..

Siderite :: Siderite (n.) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring generally in cleavable masses, but also in rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish brown color. Called also sparry iron, spathic iron..

Pi–on :: Pi–on (n.) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and P. Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America..

Quarte :: Quarte (n.) A position in thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversary's right breast..

Fence :: Fence (v. i.) Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc..

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