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Carte is a fencing term for a position or parry protecting the inside line of the body, with the hand turned palm up and the blade angled across the opponent's weapon.
The word comes from French and appears in the phrase quarte or carte.
Outside fencing, carte survives mainly in the phrase à la carte, meaning items ordered separately from a menu rather than as part of a set meal.
Set menu, set cost
- table d'hôteSet meal, fixed price
- bill of fareListed dining options
- wine listRestaurant's beverage selection guide
- tasting menuCurated sequence of small courses
courses · specials · appetizer · entree · dessert · daily special · set menu · degustation
Determining position and course
- atlasBound collection of charts
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- waypointNavigation reference location
- bearingPosture or orientation
compass rose · legend · scale · projection · coordinates · terrain · coastline · shipping lanes
Absence of constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- leewayPermissible margin of freedom
free rein · unrestricted · unconditional · blank check · complete control · unilateral · empowerment · trust
prix fixe
Set menu, set cost
- table d'hôteSet meal, fixed price
- bill of fareListed dining options
- wine listRestaurant's beverage selection guide
tasting menu · courses · specials · appetizer · entree · dessert · daily special · set menu · degustation · omakase
navigation
Determining position and course
- atlasBound collection of charts
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- waypointNavigation reference location
bearing · compass rose · legend · scale · projection · coordinates · terrain · coastline · shipping lanes · survey
freedom
Absence of constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
leeway · free rein · unrestricted · unconditional · blank check · complete control · unilateral · empowerment · trust · delegation
cartetable d'hôte
Set meal, fixed price
prix fixe · set menu · tasting menu · combo meal · buffet
carterestriction
Limit on action
constraint · limitation · micromanagement · controlled · regulated
- gift cardPrepaid retail currency
- birthday cardWritten celebration acknowledgment
- report cardStudent evaluation summary
- shopping cartsWheeled store baskets
- debit cardPayment from checking account
- Christmas cardFestive seasonal correspondence
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