The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mouline \Mou*line"\, Moulinet \Mou"li*net\, n. [F. moulinet, orig., a little mill, dim. of moulin mill. See Mill.]
The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the like.
A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.
In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing of the weapon.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context fencing chiefly sabre English) A circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving thence into a circular cut. 2 The drum upon which the rope is wind in a capstan, crane, etc. 3 A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.
Wikipedia
Moulinet may refer to:
- A circular cut, in fencing; see fencing terminology
- Moulinet, Alpes-Maritimes, a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Moulinet, Lot-et-Garonne, a French commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department
Usage examples of "moulinet".
I did but wish to show that the long-bow could do that which an arbalest could not do, for you could not with your moulinet have your string ready to speed another shaft ere the bird drop to the earth.
Zebadiah stood back, went into hanging guard, made fast moulinets vertically, left and right, then horizontally clockwise and counterclockwise-suddenly dropped into swordsman's guard lunged and recovered, fast as a striking cat.