corps-a-corps
corps-a-corps · corps-a-corpses
The action of two fencers coming into physical contact with one another with any…The action of two fencers coming into physical contact with one another with any portion of their bodies or hilts.
Meaning
1 sensesThe action of two fencers coming into physical contact with one another with any portion of their bodies or hilts.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French corps-à-corps (literally “body to body”). Compare corps, cUnadapted borrowing from French corps-à-corps (literally “body to body”). Compare corps, corpse, corpus.
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Forms
plural: corps-a-corpses| Singular | corps-a-corps |
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| Plural | corps-a-corpses |
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