All 6 Uses of
parry
in
Dune
- Paul fell back, parrying.†
Book 1 *
- Around the room they fought — thrust and parry, feint and counterfeint.†
Book 1
- Paul directed a parry downward, turned, saw Halleck's rapier catch against the table's edge.†
Book 1
- Paul activated his shield, parried and countered.†
Book 1
- And there were Chani's words of instruction still in the front of his consciousness: "Jamis turns to the right with his knife after a parry.†
Book 2
- The slave shifted knife hands, turned inside both parry and feint to grapple the na-Baron's short blade—the one in the white gloved hand that tradition said should carry the poison.†
Book 2
Definition:
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(parry) to avoid -- especially to deflect (cause something to change direction)in 2 primary senses:
- to avoid an attack -- especially a physical attack as when deflecting the thrust of a sword
- to avoid answering a question with a clever response that directs attention elsewhere