sixte

[sikst]

noun Fencing.

the sixth of eight defensive positions.

Origin of sixte

1880–85; < French < Latin sextus sixth

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Examples from the Web for sixte

Historical Examples of sixte

This parry has been practically discarded in favour of “sixte.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5
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Sixte Malaspina, introduced as one of the counsellors of Ratbert in a poem entitled 'Ratbert' not given here.
La Lgende des Sicles
Victor Hugo
Sixte du Chatelet appeared in a pair of dazzling white trousers with invisible straps that kept them in shape.
Two Poets
Honore de Balzac
Sixte and Sinice came here to preach Christianity, and converted the consul Jovinus, whose cenotaph is in the archevch.
Vanished Halls and Cathedrals of France
George Warton Edwards
But even as I was making up my mind to this—we were engaged in sixte at the time—I saw a sudden chance.
Bardelys the Magnificent
Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for sixte

sixte

noun

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

Word Origin for sixte

from French: (the) sixth (parrying position), from Latin sextus sixth

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