† beguardv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To adorn or furnish with ‘guards’ or facings, generally of lace or embroidery.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > trim > border or edge
hem14..
guard?1499
beguard1640
1640 T. Fuller Joseph's Coat 45 To seeke with our owne inventions to beguard that, which God will have plaine.
Derivatives
beˈguarded adj.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [adjective] > bordering or edging
hemmeda1500
purfled?a1500
inurled1599
beguarded1609
1609 J. Davies Humours Heau'n on Earth 43 My too strait-laced all beguarded girles.
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