Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or art of using a sword, as in fencing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Fencing; the art or practice of attack and defense by means of the sword.
- noun A sword-dance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Fencing; a sword fight.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun fighting with a
sword
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
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Examples
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In chapter three, the Kid Ninjagoes to a pet store and gets a group of extraordinary pets – a dog that took karate, a cat that was expert in swordplay, a frog scientist, and a hissing cockroach that is also a ninja.
Kid Ninja « 2010
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(Alatriste - Duelo en el Corral de Comedias) tags: manflesh, swordplay is foreplay mood: fangirl squee
cookie goodness from martha stewart. saltypepper 2009
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In chapter three, the Kid Ninjagoes to a pet store and gets a group of extraordinary pets – a dog that took karate, a cat that was expert in swordplay, a frog scientist, and a hissing cockroach that is also a ninja.
2010 March « 2010
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(Esgrima en el Barrio de las Letras) tags: swordplay is foreplay locale: seville mood: vigorous
more on haiti. skywardprodigal 2010
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Although supremely skilled in swordplay, she suffers from unchecked overconfidence and a staunch refusal to ever give up.
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Stephen's swordplay, is then, in the prism of Moore, as much a reflection of his aspiring-writer character as it is a Joycean operatic flourish.
as a wagoner would his mudheeldy wheesindonk Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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Stephen's swordplay, is then, in the prism of Moore, as much a reflection of his aspiring-writer character as it is a Joycean operatic flourish.
Archive 2007-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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Of course, as mentioned above, the swordplay is a huge part of it.
Phillip Noyce Remaking 1936 Pirate Flick Captain Blood « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Instructors at Academie Duello will introduce us to the secrets of the ancient world of European "martial arts" known as swordplay and dueling.
BC Bloggers BCXS.com 2010
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Instructors at Academie Duello will introduce us to the secrets of the ancient world of European "martial arts" known as swordplay and dueling.
BC Bloggers BCXS.com 2010
victoriapl commented on the word swordplay
the act or art of using a sword; fencing.
December 4, 2007