<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">foils</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>épées</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>thrusting swords</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>fencing swords</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>swords by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>fleurets</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>foil</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Fencing swords, lighter than épées, having a light, very flexible, quadrangular blade with a button on the end, generally used for practice or for recreational and competitive fencing. Since the 1930s, the button has been made as a spring-loaded contact device acting on pressure to score hits by means of electrical signals. Formerly, the term was used for all swords with blunted points. ]]></note></mads>