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To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack,
or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from
surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for
protection; to care for. |
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To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain
from acts of violence, or the like. |
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To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border;
hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc. |
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To fasten by binding; to gird. |
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To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to
be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons
guard against mistakes. |
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One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger,
exposure, or attack; defense; protection. |
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A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a
person or position; a watch; a sentinel. |
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One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a
conductor. |
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Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure
against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss |
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That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. |
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Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment. |
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A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or
dress. |
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A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a
vessel. |
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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. |
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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. |
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An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to
guard against its breaking when filled. |
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A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber
exercise. |
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An expression or admission intended to secure against
objections or censure. |
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Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard. |
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The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the
Belemnites. |
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