All 15 Uses of
parry
in
Nine Princes in Amber
- I parried and cut a few times.†
Chpt 3 *
- When he struck, I parried in quarte and riposted.†
Chpt 5
- He turned to parry the stroke, succeeded.†
Chpt 5
- I struck at him, hovering there above me, and he parried again, but this carried him beyond the rail.†
Chpt 5
- I tried a headcut, which he parried; and I parried his riposte to my heart and cut at his wrist.†
Chpt 5
- I tried a headcut, which he parried; and I parried his riposte to my heart and cut at his wrist.†
Chpt 5
- He parried this and kicked a small stool between us.†
Chpt 5
- I parried his attack, and he mine.†
Chpt 5
- Then I lunged, was parried, was attacked, and parried again myself.†
Chpt 5
- Then I lunged, was parried, was attacked, and parried again myself.†
Chpt 5
- I suddenly had the feeling that I couldn't take him, and I parried like mad and retreated in the same fashion as he beat me back, step by step.†
Chpt 5
- He parried me and made me retreat before his own attacks.†
Chpt 5
- It also gave me a shoulder wound, from an attack I could only partly parry as I dropped the bar.†
Chpt 5
- You're slowing. you know," and I tried a hard, fast, vicious attack, He parried it, but he fell back two paces in doing so.†
Chpt 5
- I didn't have time to see what happened next, as I parried and thrust.†
Chpt 7
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