grand guardn.

Brit.

/ˈɡrand ˌɡɑːd/, U.S.

/ˈɡrænd ˌɡɑrd/

Forms: 1500s granguard, 1500s graunde guard, 1500s graungarde, 1500s–1600s grangard, 1600s– grand guard, 1800s grande-garde.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grand adj., guard n.

Etymology: < grand adj. + guard n. With sense 1 compare French grande garde (19th cent. in descriptions of armour from the 16th cent., probably reflecting earlier use). With sense 2 compare French grande garde (1690 in this specific sense; 15th cent. or earlier denoting a detachment of guards).

Now historical.

1. A piece of plate armour (used in the 15th and 16th centuries) which was bolted to the breastplate and worn esp. in jousting tournaments as extra protection for the left shoulder and breast. Cf. pasguard n. Also figurative.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > armour for front of body > breast-plate

breastplate1358

breastc1380

stomacher1450

vumbard1464

plastron1507

grand guard1548

vantguard1561

breast guard1578

breasting1579

pectoral1656

mamelière1824

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxix The one bare y^e helme, the seconde his graungarde.

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxx. 293 The Poldrons, Grangard, Vambraces, Gauntlets for either hand.

a1625 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) iii. vi. 58 You care not for a Grand guard ?

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) 211 He fenced skilfully for his Life, and his Grand-guard was this, that (though confessing some Misdemeanors) all proved against him amounted not to Treason.

1755 London in Miniature 23 A compleat Suit of Tilting-armour,..with the Tilting-lance, Rest for the Tilting-lance, Grand Guard, and the Slits before the Eye thro' which they took Sight.

1808 Archaeologia 11 99 In tilting armour, the shoulder and breast were covered by a plate called a grand guard, which fastened on at the stomach.

1898 Viscount Dillon in Archæol. Jrnl. 2nd Ser. 5 313 The grandguard and pasguard are ornamented with the same designs.

1922 Amer. Art News 16 Sept. 4/3 Breastplate and backplate with grand guard, later XVIth century, £155.

1990 Financial Times (Nexis) 24 May i. 23 Made of steel they [sc. the two reinforcing pieces] consist of a grandguard and pasguard and belong to one of the most famous 18th century armour garnitures.

2. A detachment of soldiers or cavalry established as an outpost of a military encampment. Also in extended use.

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society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > cavalry formation

grand guard1692

1692 True Acct. Horrid Conspiracy Against William III 6 That the Prisoner and Parker, should meet at the Grand Guard of the Duke of Luxemburg's Army.

1703 London Gaz. No. 3923/2 A Party of 1200 of the Enemy's Horse and Dragoons..attempted to surprise our Grand Guard.

1765 London Gaz. 15 June 1/1 I..ordered in our advanced Posts and Grand Guards.

1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Grand Guard, a guard composed of three or four squadrons of horse, commanded by a field officer, posted about a mile and a half from the camp, on the right and left wings, towards the enemy, for the better security of the camp.

1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 267 The Grand Guards of Cavalry are to be formed, and the Horses picketed.

1872 J. N. Edwards Shelby's Exped. to Mexico xv. 68 A detachment of ten, told off for the grand guards, refused to stir from the mess-fire.

1917 J. S. Mosby Mem. xii. 206 The Seventh Virginia Cavalry was the grand guard, and it is said that many rode into the fight bareback and without their boots.

1988 J. R. Elting Swords around Throne xvii. 544 Once halted for the day cavalry regiments sent out security detachments to establish ‘grand guards’ well in advance of their position.

2004 Georgia Hist. Q. 88 416 On the three rivers named were constructed three strong forts which were the ‘Grand Guard’ to the City of Savannah.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grand guard
释义	grand guardn. Brit. /ˈɡrand ˌɡɑːd/, U.S. /ˈɡrænd ˌɡɑrd/ Forms: 1500s granguard, 1500s graunde guard, 1500s graungarde, 1500s–1600s grangard, 1600s– grand guard, 1800s grande-garde. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grand adj., guard n. Etymology: < grand adj. + guard n. With sense 1 compare French grande garde (19th cent. in descriptions of armour from the 16th cent., probably reflecting earlier use). With sense 2 compare French grande garde (1690 in this specific sense; 15th cent. or earlier denoting a detachment of guards). Now historical. 1. A piece of plate armour (used in the 15th and 16th centuries) which was bolted to the breastplate and worn esp. in jousting tournaments as extra protection for the left shoulder and breast. Cf. pasguard n. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > armour for front of body > breast-plate breastplate1358 breastc1380 stomacher1450 vumbard1464 plastron1507 grand guard1548 vantguard1561 breast guard1578 breasting1579 pectoral1656 mamelière1824 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxix The one bare y^e helme, the seconde his graungarde. 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxx. 293 The Poldrons, Grangard, Vambraces, Gauntlets for either hand. a1625 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) iii. vi. 58 You care not for a Grand guard ? View more context for this quotation a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) 211 He fenced skilfully for his Life, and his Grand-guard was this, that (though confessing some Misdemeanors) all proved against him amounted not to Treason. 1755 London in Miniature 23 A compleat Suit of Tilting-armour,..with the Tilting-lance, Rest for the Tilting-lance, Grand Guard, and the Slits before the Eye thro' which they took Sight. 1808 Archaeologia 11 99 In tilting armour, the shoulder and breast were covered by a plate called a grand guard, which fastened on at the stomach. 1898 Viscount Dillon in Archæol. Jrnl. 2nd Ser. 5 313 The grandguard and pasguard are ornamented with the same designs. 1922 Amer. Art News 16 Sept. 4/3 Breastplate and backplate with grand guard, later XVIth century, £155. 1990 Financial Times (Nexis) 24 May i. 23 Made of steel they [sc. the two reinforcing pieces] consist of a grandguard and pasguard and belong to one of the most famous 18th century armour garnitures. 2. A detachment of soldiers or cavalry established as an outpost of a military encampment. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [noun] > cavalry formation grand guard1692 1692 True Acct. Horrid Conspiracy Against William III 6 That the Prisoner and Parker, should meet at the Grand Guard of the Duke of Luxemburg's Army. 1703 London Gaz. No. 3923/2 A Party of 1200 of the Enemy's Horse and Dragoons..attempted to surprise our Grand Guard. 1765 London Gaz. 15 June 1/1 I..ordered in our advanced Posts and Grand Guards. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Grand Guard, a guard composed of three or four squadrons of horse, commanded by a field officer, posted about a mile and a half from the camp, on the right and left wings, towards the enemy, for the better security of the camp. 1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 267 The Grand Guards of Cavalry are to be formed, and the Horses picketed. 1872 J. N. Edwards Shelby's Exped. to Mexico xv. 68 A detachment of ten, told off for the grand guards, refused to stir from the mess-fire. 1917 J. S. Mosby Mem. xii. 206 The Seventh Virginia Cavalry was the grand guard, and it is said that many rode into the fight bareback and without their boots. 1988 J. R. Elting Swords around Throne xvii. 544 Once halted for the day cavalry regiments sent out security detachments to establish ‘grand guards’ well in advance of their position. 2004 Georgia Hist. Q. 88 416 On the three rivers named were constructed three strong forts which were the ‘Grand Guard’ to the City of Savannah. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548
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