quarte

[kahrt, kart]

noun

Fencing.

plural

quartes 

1. the fourth of eight defensive positions.

quarte

/ kart /

noun

1. the fourth of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing

Word History and Origins

Origin of quarte¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quarte¹

C18: from French, fem of quart a quarter

Example Sentences

Backup Nick Patti essentially played the fourth quarter and overtime on one leg, limping noticeably on every play after absorbing a sack early in the final quarte.

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Pacers: Sabonis had 15 points and seven rebounds in the second quarte.

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“They made a run, we kept our composure, and I thought in that third quarte we really established our defense and took off from there,” Lue said.

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They surpassed the 102.7 points per game the Knicks had been allowing with their first basket of the final quarte.

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They had to rally from 17 down in the fourth quarte r to take the opener at Detroit and trailed by 16 in the fourth two weeks later at Atlanta before squeezing past the Falcons.

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