A guard on a sword or dagger consisting of a short transverse bar.
Example sentencesExamples
- Isabelle then raised the cross guard to her lips before returning the weapon.
- He turned his blade to the side and caught her scimitar in his cross guard, then launched his body forward.
- The pommel and the cross guard had ornate decorations inscribed into the metal with touches of pure gold.
- The cross guard was made of a different metal, and was silver in color and the grip was covered in red leather.
- As she did so, she noticed the glyph that decorated the center of the cross guard.