• (n.) A crusader. • (n.) A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross.
Croise (krois) noun [ French croisé crusader, from Old French crois , French croix , cross. See Cross .] 1. A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross. [ Obsolete] 2. A crusader. [ Obsolete] « The conquests of the croises extending over Palestine. ...
also semi-bind; an action in which the opponent's blade is forced into the high or low line on the same side
Croisé is term in ballet used to describe when a dancer’s legs appear to be crossed from the audience.
Crossed to the audience (front)
the taking of the foible of the opposing blade from high to low line, and vice versa, on the same side as the engagement
Literally: crossed. This term is used to describe a position in which the dancer stands according to the audience’s perspective. A croisé position is where the dancer’s body is placed at an oblique angle from the audience and the legs appear crossed.
Crossed