old guardn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈɡɑːd/, U.S.

/ˈoʊl(d) ˈɡɑrd/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: old adj., guard n.

Etymology: < old adj. + guard n., after French vieille garde (1809 in a letter by Napoleon published in 1814, or earlier).Napoleon's vieille garde was created in 1804.

Usually with the.

1. French History. The reserve division of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon I, noted for their staunch loyalty to him.

ΚΠ

1816 N. Amer. Rev. May 125 Some of the soldiers of the old guard..were met by their Colonel on the Boulevard.

1851 J. S. Jenkins Lives Governors State N.Y. 635 The legions of the Old Guard were in the field.

1912 J. H. Rose Personality of Napoleon iii. 68 He [sc. Napoleon] loved to talk with his Old Guard, asking them how long and where they had served... He it was who nicknamed them les grognards.

1961 A. S. K. Brown tr. H. Lachouque Anat. Glory vi. ii. 285 Lieutenant Colonel Griois..commanded the Old Guard foot artillery.

2002 Encycl. Brit. Online 24 June at Napoleon I Despite the heroism of the Old Guard, Napoleon was overthrown.

2. The long-standing or original members of a group, party, etc., esp. when viewed as (overly) conservative; a group of traditionalists within a particular context, regarded collectively.

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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > [noun] > member > other types of member

fellowc1405

entrant1560

redemptionary1583

honorary1675

confrere1753

constituent1755

corresponding member1772

new (also fresh) blood1782

life member1813

young blood1830

old guard1841

cardholder1869

hardcore1922

fully paid-up member1960

teleocrat1971

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > guards > old guard

old guard1841

1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley cv, in Dublin Univ. Mag. Sept. 366/1 The columns of attack will be formed by the senior sophisters [sc. fourth-year students at Trinity College Dublin] of the old guard.

1849 National Era 30 Aug. 138 He is..a member of the Liberty party, the old guard of the Free Democrats.

1852 J. A. Quitman Let. 20 Feb. in J. F. H. Claiborne Life of Quitman (1860) II. xvii. 164 What shall we of the strict state-rights school, what shall the ‘Old Guard’ do?

1902 A. Bennett Anna of Five Towns ii. 28 Tellwright belonged by birth to the Old Guard of Methodism; there was in his family a tradition of holy valour for the pure doctrine.

1934 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 19 Nov. in Locked Rooms & Open Doors (1974) 216 You should have seen the party—all the old guard—asking about you.

1968 Listener 25 July 102/1 There is..another reason for the angry panic among the Old Guard in Warsaw.

2002 Wired July 105/1 Top engineers were leaving old-guard firms to start their own chip businesses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old guard
释义	old guardn. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈɡɑːd/, U.S. /ˈoʊl(d) ˈɡɑrd/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: old adj., guard n. Etymology: < old adj. + guard n., after French vieille garde (1809 in a letter by Napoleon published in 1814, or earlier).Napoleon's vieille garde was created in 1804. Usually with the. 1. French History. The reserve division of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon I, noted for their staunch loyalty to him. ΚΠ 1816 N. Amer. Rev. May 125 Some of the soldiers of the old guard..were met by their Colonel on the Boulevard. 1851 J. S. Jenkins Lives Governors State N.Y. 635 The legions of the Old Guard were in the field. 1912 J. H. Rose Personality of Napoleon iii. 68 He [sc. Napoleon] loved to talk with his Old Guard, asking them how long and where they had served... He it was who nicknamed them les grognards. 1961 A. S. K. Brown tr. H. Lachouque Anat. Glory vi. ii. 285 Lieutenant Colonel Griois..commanded the Old Guard foot artillery. 2002 Encycl. Brit. Online 24 June at Napoleon I Despite the heroism of the Old Guard, Napoleon was overthrown. 2. The long-standing or original members of a group, party, etc., esp. when viewed as (overly) conservative; a group of traditionalists within a particular context, regarded collectively. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > [noun] > member > other types of member fellowc1405 entrant1560 redemptionary1583 honorary1675 confrere1753 constituent1755 corresponding member1772 new (also fresh) blood1782 life member1813 young blood1830 old guard1841 cardholder1869 hardcore1922 fully paid-up member1960 teleocrat1971 society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > guards > old guard old guard1841 1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley cv, in Dublin Univ. Mag. Sept. 366/1 The columns of attack will be formed by the senior sophisters [sc. fourth-year students at Trinity College Dublin] of the old guard. 1849 National Era 30 Aug. 138 He is..a member of the Liberty party, the old guard of the Free Democrats. 1852 J. A. Quitman Let. 20 Feb. in J. F. H. Claiborne Life of Quitman (1860) II. xvii. 164 What shall we of the strict state-rights school, what shall the ‘Old Guard’ do? 1902 A. Bennett Anna of Five Towns ii. 28 Tellwright belonged by birth to the Old Guard of Methodism; there was in his family a tradition of holy valour for the pure doctrine. 1934 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 19 Nov. in Locked Rooms & Open Doors (1974) 216 You should have seen the party—all the old guard—asking about you. 1968 Listener 25 July 102/1 There is..another reason for the angry panic among the Old Guard in Warsaw. 2002 Wired July 105/1 Top engineers were leaving old-guard firms to start their own chip businesses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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