单词 | reguard |
释义 | † reguardv. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To ornament (a garment) again with trimmings or ‘guards’ (guard n. 11a). Cf. guard v. 7. Also figurative.In quot. 1621 perhaps a pun on regarded adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > tailor or make clothes [verb (transitive)] > trim > again reguard?1620 retrim1655 ?1620 S. Rowlands Paire of Spy-knaues 12 Crimson Veluet..All garded and re-garded with gold Lace. 1621 R. Brathwait Natures Embassie 106 Pytheas a Lawyer of no small respect, Garded, regarded, dips his tongue in gold. 2. transitive. To guard doubly or again.In quot. a pun on sense 1. ΚΠ a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) iii. ii. 65 Wee will see his ffooles coate guarded ey and reguarded too ffrom slippinge out off our ffingers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.?1620 |
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