appel

noun, plural ap·pels [uh–pelz, a-pelz; French a–pel] /əˈpɛlz, æˈpɛlz; French aˈpɛl/. Fencing.

1. a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one’s intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
2. a sharp stroke with the blade used for the purpose of procuring an opening.

noun fencing

1. a stamp of the foot, used to warn of one’s intent to attack
2. a sharp blow with the blade made to procure an opening

noun

1. Karel (ˈkaːrəl). 1921–2006, Dutch abstract expressionist painter