escrime — meaning in English

English meaning

• fencing noun The sport of duelling with swords under formal rules.
• swordplay noun Fighting, fencing, or dueling with swords.

Senses

escrime is used for these senses in English:

• fencing The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
• swordplay fighting with a sword

fencing — full definition

1. noun The sport of duelling with swords under formal rules.
2. noun Material used to build fences, or fences collectively.
3. noun The criminal trade of buying and reselling stolen goods.

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