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  • 1foil — I. v. a. Defeat, frustrate, balk, baffle, thwart check, circumvent, disappoint, checkmate. II. n. 1. Film, flake, lamina (of metal). 2. Contrast, background, set off. 3. Blunted rapier …

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  • 2fencing — /fen sing/, n. 1. the art, practice, or sport in which an épée, foil, or saber is used for defense and attack. 2. a parrying of arguments; avoidance of direct answers: political fencing on important issues. 3. an enclosure or railing. 4. fences… …

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  • 3Society for Creative Anachronism activities — Activities within the SCA Garb (costume)The first thing one notices about a Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) event is that everyone is wearing at least an attempt at clothing similar to that worn before 1601 ADSCA Governing Documents… …

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  • 4Fencing — This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing, academic fencing (mensur), historical fencing, SCA fencing, and swordsmanship. For the boundary structure, see Fence. For other uses, see Fencing (disambiguation).… …

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  • 5Foil (fencing) — A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general. ComponentsThere are two varieties of foil in use today. The dry,… …

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  • 6Association for Renaissance Martial Arts — The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts (ARMA), is an international educational non profit organization dedicated to the study and practice of Historical European martial arts of the 15th to 17th centuries. [http://www.thearma.org/about.htm… …

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  • 7Waster — Infobox Weapon name=Waster caption= From the left: arming sword, longsword, rondel, longsword, falchion. origin= Western Europe type= Practice Weapon is ranged= is bladed=yes is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle= is UK= service= Late Bronze Age …

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  • 8épée — /ay pay , ep ay/, n. Fencing. 1. a rapier with a three sided blade and a guard over the tip. 2. the art or sport of fencing with an épée, points being made by touching any part of the opponent s body with the tip of the weapon. Also, epee. [1885… …

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  • 9Academic fencing — Mensur redirects here. For persons named Mensur, see Mansur. Mensur fencing in Heidelberg, 1900 Academic fencing (German akademisches Fechten) or Mensur is the traditional kind of fencing practiced by some student corporations… …

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  • 10Prize Playing — A Prize Playing (abbreviated Prizing) is a test of martial skill that originated in Renaissance England with the London based Corporation of Masters of the Noble Science of Defence. It involves several dozen bouts against continually refreshing… …

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