MAINGAUCHE

Main`-gauche" (mâN`gosh"), n. Etym: [F., the left hand.] (Ancient Armor)

Definition: The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

21 February 2025

RESTORATION

(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”


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