单词 | mount the guard |
释义 | > as lemmasto mount (also relieve) (†the) guard a. A body of persons, esp. soldiers (†also occasionally ships) engaged to preserve a person or place from injury or attack, to act as an escort, or keep watch over prisoners: with reference to military sentry duty, frequently in to mount (also relieve) (†the) guard. (See also advance guard n., bodyguard n., grand guard n. 2, main guard, rear guard n.2, etc., and cf. corps de garde n., garde-du-corps n.) guard of honour: a body of soldiers, sailors, policemen, etc. appointed to receive a royal or other person of distinction and to attend at state ceremonials. Yeomen of the Guard: see yeoman n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > for guard duty guarda1513 counterguard1523 stand watch1525 presidy1529 body of guard1579 court of guarda1592 perdu1622 sentry1705 field-watch1797 watch-post1852 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > body of wardc1000 watchc1380 guarda1513 scout-watch1523 satellitium1616 vigilance1667 wait1704 picket1847 honour guard1851 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. lxxxi. f. xxxiv [He] founde to haue aboute the kynges parsone an hondreth Pictes or after some Scottes the whiche he ordeyned for a Garde for the kynges parsone. 1532 in J. Fortescue Difference Absolute & Limited Monarchy (1714) vi. 43 The secund Ordynarye charge, is the payment of the Wags and Fees of the Kyngs grete Officers, his Courts, his Counceil, his Garde, and other Servaunts. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 118 Quhair ȝoung Constans that tyme faucht with his gaird, He brocht with him out of Armorica. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 389 The king reteyned vnto him a gard of Archers of Chesshire. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 36 King Chairlis vi..elected an(e) band of Scotis horsemen; quhilke commounlie was calit the Scotis gaird of armes. 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Kings xxv. 20 Nebuzaradan captaine of the guard tooke these, and brought them to the king of Babylon. View more context for this quotation 1650 in E. Nicholas Papers (1886) I. 183 There was a Guard of 100 Souldiers sett to keepe all manner of persons whatsoever from coming to speake wth his Lop. 1671 J. Crowne Juliana iv. 44 The Beef-eaters o' the Guard. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 258 These Sangrack Beys mount the Guard by turns. 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Bbv/3 To come off from the Gard, descendre la Garde. 1691 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 294 Our fleet for the winter guard is to consist of 33 men of war. 1700 S. L. tr. C. Schweitzer Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 248 Two Dutch Soldiers that had absented themselves from the Guard two days, ran the Gauntlet. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. vi. 178 Vivaldi perceived that the guard was changed. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) As soon as they have taken post, fronting their respective guards, the word of command will be given—‘Officers and non-commissioned officers—to your guards—March! Halt! Front!’ ‘Officers and non-commissioned officers, inspect your guards!’ 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxiii. 368 Lord George Gordon..was taken..to the Tower, under the strongest guard ever known to enter its gates. 1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 15 The guard of the trenches is divided into two bodies—1. The main body. 2. The reserve. 1887 Spectator 13 Aug. 1097 A company of this regiment was guard of honour to the Empress Eugenie. to mount (the) guard to mount (the) guard: to go on duty as a guard, to form a body of guards (also in extended use).extracted from mountv.< as lemmas |
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