Part 5012

<syn>Syn. -- To defend, protect, shield; keep; watch.</syn>

<h1>Guard</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Guard</hw> <tt>(g&aum;rd)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; <as>as, careful persons <ex>guard</ex> against mistakes</as>.</def>

<h1>Guard</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Guard</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>guarde</ets>, F. <ets>garde</ets>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>wart</ets>, <ets>marto</ets>, one who watches, <ets>mata</ets> a watching, Goth. <ets>wardja</ets> watchman. See <er>Guard</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection.</def>

<blockquote>His greatness was no <b>guard</b> to bar heaven's shaft. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>guard</b> which kept the door of the king's house. <b>Kings xiv. 27.</b>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a conductor.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress</def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel</def>. <sd>(e)</sd> <def>An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft against collision.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger</def>. <sd>(g)</sd> <fld>(Bookbinding)</fld> <def>An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure.</def>

<blockquote>They have expressed themselves with as few <b>guards</b> and restrictions as I. <i>Atterbury. </i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Watch; heed; care; attention; <as>as, to keep guard</as>.</def>

<p><b>8.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites.</def>

<note>&hand; Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as, guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard duty.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Advanced guard</col>, <col>Coast guard</col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>See under <er>Advanced</er>, <er>Coast</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Grand guard</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>one of the posts of the second line belonging to a system of advance posts of an army. <i>Mahan</i>.</cd> -- <col>Guard boat</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good lookout.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the observance of quarantine regulations.</cd> -- <col>Guard cells</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the bordering cells of stomates; they are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.</cd> -- <col>Guard chamber</col>, <cd>a guardroom.</cd> -- <col>Guard detail</col> (<fld>Mil.</fld), <cd>men from a company regiment etc., detailed for guard duty.</cd> -- <col>Guard duty</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the duty of watching patrolling, etc., performed by a sentinel or sentinels.</cd> -- <col>Guard lock</col> <fld>(Engin.)</fld>, <cd>a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or basin.</cd> -- <col>Guard of honor</col> <fld>(Mil.</cd>)</fld>, <cd>a guard appointed to receive or to accompany eminent persons.</cd> -- <col>Guard rail</col> <fld>(Railroads)</fld>, <cd>a rail placed on the inside of a main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard against derailment.</cd> -- <col>Guard ship</col>, <cd>a war vessel appointed to superintend the marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed among their respective ships.</cd> -- <col>Life guard</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a body of select troops attending the person of a prince or high officer.</cd> -- <col>Off one's guard</col>, <cd>in a careless state; inattentive; unsuspicious of danger.</cd> -- <col>On guard</col>, <cd>serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as a guard or sentinel; watching.</cd> -- <col>On one's guard</col>, <cd>in a watchful state; alert; vigilant.</cd> -- <col>To mount guard</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to go on duty as a guard or sentinel.</cd> -- <col>To run the guard</col><cd>/mcol>, <cd>to pass the watch or sentinel without leave.</cd></cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort; care; attention; watch; heed.</syn>

<h1>Guardable</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Guard"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>gardable</ets>. See <er>Guard</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>Capable of being guarded or protected.</def>

<h1>Guardage</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Guard"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>wardage</ets>. See <er>Guard</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>Wardship</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Guardant</h1> <Xpage=655>

<hw>Guard"ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>guardant</ets>, <ets>p. pr.</ets> of <ets>guard<?/</ets>. See <er>Guard</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Acting as guardian.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Gardant</er>.</def>