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main gauche
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In musical notation, an instruction for the pianist to use the left hand.
Other meanings
2. noun
A type of parrying dagger.
3. noun
A relatively large dagger, especially popular in the 17th century. It was held in the left hand (the non-dominant hand), while the rapier was held in the right. It was mainly used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.
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