What does montant mean?
Montant means (fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade..
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/ˈmɒntənt/ · noun
(fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade..
HOST: To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse; to see thee pass thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant.
Instead, let the montant meet your nose just above the rim of the glass.
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Montant means (fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade..
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HOST: To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse; to see thee pass thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant.
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