Associations to the word «Moulinet»

Wiktionary

MOULINET, noun. (fencing) (chiefly sabre) A circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving thence into a circular cut.
MOULINET, noun. The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, etc.
MOULINET, noun. A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras