1592954082000 1312632483000 term-87069 1616541203970 1312632585000 1616290469889 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-87069 5bc3e744-7096-3ecb-b8b2-89debd209d5b 2 1 scope note Fencing swords, lighter than épées, having a light, very flexible, quadrangular blade with a button on the end, generally used for practice or for recreational and competitive fencing. Since the 1930s, the button has been made as a spring-loaded contact device acting on pressure to score hits by means of electrical signals. Formerly, the term was used for all swords with blunted points. reference term-87068 adlib-term-87068 d24ab69e-cd6d-322b-a65b-874760630d2a foil (sword) V.TK.AFU.ARI.BZY.AFU.BIQ 1 code V.TK.AFU.ARI.BZY.AFU.BIQ 1 foils (swords) reference term-87099 adlib-term-87099 1f110af5-dfdd-322d-a57d-dad0a2e44f69 <swords by form> reference term-87122 adlib-term-87122 52ee3f49-ccd8-3cb8-81e3-6760c93da8ee thrusting swords reference term-87064 adlib-term-87064 c12852a9-5db7-385a-ade5-2a19f16ecba6 épées reference term-87113 adlib-term-87113 0c845902-82fa-3216-a3a8-32fe585808ea fencing swords reference term-94779 adlib-term-94779 d4206f27-cce1-3c23-b28d-2f97cae3a46f <sports and athletic equipment> foils (swords) term