liement

English

Etymology

French

Noun

liement (plural liements)

1. (fencing) 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

• bind
• lie
• thrust

Anagrams

• Itelmen, meletin

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French

Etymology

lier +‎ -ment, possibly corresponding to Latin ligāmentum (and therefore doublet to ligament, a borrowed term).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.mɑ̃/

Noun

liement m (plural liements)

1. action of linking or attaching

Related terms

• lier
• lien