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'''Cloak and dagger''' is a form of [[fencing]]. It may incorporate a [[dagger]] or a [[rapier]], and a short, billowy [[cloak]] used to [[feint]] and hide/confuse the movements of the blade. This usage of the cloak shows the origins of the modern-day usage of the phrase "cloak and dagger" to refer to covert shenanigans...
'''Cloak and dagger''' is a form of [[fencing]]. It may incorporate a [[dagger]] or a [[rapier]], and a short, billowy [[cloak]] used to [[feint]] and hide/confuse the movements of the blade. This usage of the cloak shows the origins of the modern-day usage of the phrase "cloak and dagger" to refer to covert shenanigans...
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 21 May 2006

Cloak and dagger is a form of fencing. It may incorporate a dagger or a rapier, and a short, billowy cloak used to feint and hide/confuse the movements of the blade. This usage of the cloak shows the origins of the modern-day usage of the phrase "cloak and dagger" to refer to covert shenanigans...