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Noun: remise  ri'mIz
  1. A small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
    "The old estate still had its original remise";
    - coach house, carriage house
     
  2. An expensive or high-class hackney
    "The wealthy tourists hired a remise for their sightseeing tour"
     
  3. (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
    "The fencer scored with a skilful remise after his initial attack was parried"

Derived forms: remises

Type of: hackney, hackney carriage [Brit], hackney coach, knife thrust, outbuilding, stab, thrust

Part of: lunge, passado, straight thrust

Encyclopedia: Remise