† vantguardn.

Forms: α. Middle English–1500s Scottish wantgard, 1500s–1600s vantgard (1500s -garde), 1500s–1700s vantguard (1500s–1600s -guarde). β. Middle English–1500s vauntgarde (1600s vaunte-), 1500s–1600s vauntgard, vauntguard.

Etymology: Aphetic < avant-guard (see avant-garde n.). Compare vantward n.

Obsolete.

a. Military. = vanguard n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > van or front

forerunnerseOE

vantward1297

formerward13..

forme-ward13..

vamward1338

fronta1375

pointa1382

frontier?a1400

vawarda1400

forayc1425

avantwardc1440

avant-garde1470

vanward1476

vantguard1485

vanguard1487

foreward1490

forefront1513

foremen1577

forefight?1611

vaunta1616

van1633

first line1663

front line1677

firing line1859

α.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 500 Wallace him selff the wantgard he has tayne.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xv Bothe the vantgardes ioyned together with suche a force that it was maruell to beholde.

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1604/1 Being lodged in the vantgarde [1587 vantguard] that was gouerned by Monsieur de Brissac.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 67 The one marcheth in the vantgard, and the other in the reareward.

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. x. 40 And Tupitil and Teutecatl, very principall gentlemen, had the Vant-gard with ten thousand men.

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. iii. 133 Shewing him at the same time the Duke's Vant-Guard, which began to appear upon a little eminence hard by.

1700 H. Chauncy Hist. Antiq. Herts. 19 Who..was Captain of the Vantgard of King Edward's Army in Scotland.

a1754 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. (1755) IV. 60 His vantguard was quartered at S. Lanfranc.

β. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. lviij^v/1 In the vaunte garde..were xx thousand crysten men.a1500 (?c1450) Merlin x. 151 Now fro hens-forth may we go vpon youre enmyes, and ther-fore devise now who shall haue the vaunt garde.1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 124 In kepyng this course the vauntgarde encountered with the Erle of Boleyn.1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iii. 98 b They first appointed seuen Ensignes for the vauntguard.1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. ii. 94 Fauconbridge and Blunt continue the leading of the Vaunt-guard.1679 T. Blount Fragmenta Antiquitatis 109 By condition of service to lead the Vauntguard of the Earles Army.

b. figurative. = vanguard n. 1b.

ΚΠ

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 192 Of All The Beasts..The Elephant, the Vaunt-guard doth commaund.

1623 H. Sydenham Serm. (1637) 90 Men who make a shrewd flourish in the vant-guard of Religion.

1629 N. Carpenter Achitophel (1640) i. 22 Litle can true wisdome..perswade in the Reare where wicked policie commands the Vant-guard.

a. A breastplate, corslet. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > armour for front of body > breast-plate

breastplate1358

breastc1380

stomacher1450

vumbard1464

plastron1507

grand guard1548

vantguard1561

breast guard1578

breasting1579

pectoral1656

mamelière1824

1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips xl. 263 They had also Habergions..which is a defence for the breste, called a breste plate, or a vauntgarde.

b. (See quot. 1611.)

ΚΠ

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Vanguardia,..a vantguard of a helmet, of a caske or head piece.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	vantguard
释义	† vantguardn. Forms: α. Middle English–1500s Scottish wantgard, 1500s–1600s vantgard (1500s -garde), 1500s–1700s vantguard (1500s–1600s -guarde). β. Middle English–1500s vauntgarde (1600s vaunte-), 1500s–1600s vauntgard, vauntguard. Etymology: Aphetic < avant-guard (see avant-garde n.). Compare vantward n. Obsolete. 1. a. Military. = vanguard n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > van or front forerunnerseOE vantward1297 formerward13.. forme-ward13.. vamward1338 fronta1375 pointa1382 frontier?a1400 vawarda1400 forayc1425 avantwardc1440 avant-garde1470 vanward1476 vantguard1485 vanguard1487 foreward1490 forefront1513 foremen1577 forefight?1611 vaunta1616 van1633 first line1663 front line1677 firing line1859 α. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 500 Wallace him selff the wantgard he has tayne. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xv Bothe the vantgardes ioyned together with suche a force that it was maruell to beholde. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1604/1 Being lodged in the vantgarde [1587 vantguard] that was gouerned by Monsieur de Brissac. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 67 The one marcheth in the vantgard, and the other in the reareward. 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. x. 40 And Tupitil and Teutecatl, very principall gentlemen, had the Vant-gard with ten thousand men. 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. iii. 133 Shewing him at the same time the Duke's Vant-Guard, which began to appear upon a little eminence hard by. 1700 H. Chauncy Hist. Antiq. Herts. 19 Who..was Captain of the Vantgard of King Edward's Army in Scotland. a1754 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. (1755) IV. 60 His vantguard was quartered at S. Lanfranc. β. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. lviij^v/1 In the vaunte garde..were xx thousand crysten men.a1500 (?c1450) Merlin x. 151 Now fro hens-forth may we go vpon youre enmyes, and ther-fore devise now who shall haue the vaunt garde.1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 124 In kepyng this course the vauntgarde encountered with the Erle of Boleyn.1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iii. 98 b They first appointed seuen Ensignes for the vauntguard.1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. ii. 94 Fauconbridge and Blunt continue the leading of the Vaunt-guard.1679 T. Blount Fragmenta Antiquitatis 109 By condition of service to lead the Vauntguard of the Earles Army. b. figurative. = vanguard n. 1b. ΚΠ 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 192 Of All The Beasts..The Elephant, the Vaunt-guard doth commaund. 1623 H. Sydenham Serm. (1637) 90 Men who make a shrewd flourish in the vant-guard of Religion. 1629 N. Carpenter Achitophel (1640) i. 22 Litle can true wisdome..perswade in the Reare where wicked policie commands the Vant-guard. 2. a. A breastplate, corslet. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > armour for front of body > breast-plate breastplate1358 breastc1380 stomacher1450 vumbard1464 plastron1507 grand guard1548 vantguard1561 breast guard1578 breasting1579 pectoral1656 mamelière1824 1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips xl. 263 They had also Habergions..which is a defence for the breste, called a breste plate, or a vauntgarde. b. (See quot. 1611.) ΚΠ 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Vanguardia,..a vantguard of a helmet, of a caske or head piece. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > see also also refers to : † vant-guardv. < n.1485 see also
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