† main-wardn.

Forms: see main adj.² and ward n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: main adj.², ward n.²

Etymology: < main adj.² + ward n.² Compare later main guard n.

Obsolete.

1. The main body of an army.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > main body or middle

stalec1350

chivalry1382

rangale?a1400

middlewardc1440

battle1489

main battle1569

main-ward1570

centre1590

camp-royal1593

main body1595

grossc1600

battalia1613

battalion1653

centreline1774

1570 J. Foxe tr. M. Aurelius Epist. in Actes & Monuments (rev. ed.) I. 76/1 As wel my vaward, mayne ward as reare ward.

1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 122 The which..are to be diuided into three battailes: the Voward, the Maineward, and the Rereward battaile.

1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 184 When the fronts were wearied the Mainward and Rereward succeeded.

2. The principal ward of a door lock, fastened to the main-plate.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > part of lock > ward

wardc1440

main-ward1678

step-ward1678

hook-ward1688

wheel1784

bridgeward1856

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ii. 23 The true place of the Main-ward.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 301/2 The Maine ward [of a key] is that on the lower side the Bit.

1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 111/2 To the cover-plate belong the pin, main-ward, cross-ward, step-ward or dap-ward.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1339/1 G is a ward-lock key..The various parts are,—a, the main-ward, or bridge-ward.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	main-ward
释义	† main-wardn. Forms: see main adj.² and ward n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: main adj.², ward n.² Etymology: < main adj.² + ward n.² Compare later main guard n. Obsolete. 1. The main body of an army. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > main body or middle stalec1350 chivalry1382 rangale?a1400 middlewardc1440 battle1489 main battle1569 main-ward1570 centre1590 camp-royal1593 main body1595 grossc1600 battalia1613 battalion1653 centreline1774 1570 J. Foxe tr. M. Aurelius Epist. in Actes & Monuments (rev. ed.) I. 76/1 As wel my vaward, mayne ward as reare ward. 1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 122 The which..are to be diuided into three battailes: the Voward, the Maineward, and the Rereward battaile. 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 184 When the fronts were wearied the Mainward and Rereward succeeded. 2. The principal ward of a door lock, fastened to the main-plate. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > part of lock > ward wardc1440 main-ward1678 step-ward1678 hook-ward1688 wheel1784 bridgeward1856 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ii. 23 The true place of the Main-ward. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 301/2 The Maine ward [of a key] is that on the lower side the Bit. 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 111/2 To the cover-plate belong the pin, main-ward, cross-ward, step-ward or dap-ward. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1339/1 G is a ward-lock key..The various parts are,—a, the main-ward, or bridge-ward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1570
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