Parry #4; blade up and to the inside, wrist supinated. The point is higher than the hand. Covers the inside high line.
a flute at 2′; short for Quarte de nasard, sounding an interval of a fourth above the nasard stop
Quarte (French for `fourth`) can refer to: ...
• (n.) A position in thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversary`s right breast. • (n.) Same as 2d Carte.
Quarte noun [ French] Same as 2d Carte . 
parry #4; blade up and to the inside, wrist supinated
high line, semi-supinated guard on the non-sword-arm side
the fourth of eight defensive positions.