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ARME TAILLE [1 record]

Record 1 2019-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
  • Fencing
CONT

... in a chaotic melee, the ability to cause some kind of injury even on slight contact may make the cutting weapon more attractive [than the thrusting weapon].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches
  • Escrime
DEF

Arme que l'on utilise en frappant avec le tranchant.

CONT

Certes, quelques objets décrits dans Homère se sont retrouvés dans les tombes mycéniennes, comme le casque orné de dents de sanglier; mais l'épée mycénienne est une arme d'estoc, l'épée d'Homère une arme de taille [...]

Spanish

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