sixte

noun

ˈsikst

plural -s

: a fencing parry or guard position defending the upper outside right target in which the hand is to the right at breast height in a position of supination and the tip of the blade is directed at the opponent's eyes compare tierce

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, sixth, from Latin sextus; from its being the sixth parrying position

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Rhymes for sixte

• fixed
• mixed
• twixt
• admixed
• affixed
• betwixt
• premixed
• transfixed
• unfixed
• unmixed
• intermixed