joust – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
joust
v.
compete in a joust; compete, fight, struggle
n.
fight between knights on horseback who attempt to unseat each other with lances, tilt
Jousting
Jousting is a martial game or
hastilude between two horsemen wielding
lances with a blunted tips, often as part of a
tournament. The primary aim was to replicate a clash of
heavy cavalry, with each opponent endeavoring to strike the opponent while riding towards him at high speed, if possible breaking the lance on the opponent's shield or
jousting armour, or unhorsing him. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the
knight in Romantic
medievalism. Jousting matches were notably depicted in
Ivanhoe.
joust
Noun
1. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
(synonym) tilt
(hypernym) struggle, battle
(part-holonym) tournament
Verb
1. joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) tilt
(derivation) tilt
joust
v.
utkat se
n.
klání
Joust
(v. i.)
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
(v. i.)
A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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