quarte

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahrt; French kart]
- /kɑrt; French kart/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahrt; French kart]
- /kɑrt; French kart/

Definitions of quarte word

noun plural quarte the fourth of eight defensive positions. 1
noun quarte (fencing) The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height. 1
noun quarte the fourth of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing 0
noun quarte the fourth position (of thrust or parry) in which the hand is turned nails up, and the point of the weapon is about eye level 0

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Origin of quarte

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

1690-1700; < French, feminine of quart fourth < Latin quartus

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Parts of speech for Quarte

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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quarte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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