päˈdän noun
( plural pas-d'âne )
Etymology: French, literally, ass's step
: a ring-shaped guard on each side of the blade in rapiers of the 16th and 17th centuries
päˈdän noun
( plural pas-d'âne )
Etymology: French, literally, ass's step
: a ring-shaped guard on each side of the blade in rapiers of the 16th and 17th centuries
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012