crossguard

English

noun

Definitions

A bar of metal, at right-angles, between the blade and the hilt of a sword that stops an opponent's blade from sliding down and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.

Etymology

Compound from English cross (grumpy) + English guard (machine, etc, protective part of a sword).

Origin

English

guard

Gloss

machine, etc, protective part of a sword

Concept

Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

機

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Einstein cross English
Korolev cross English
Scotchgard English
across English
afterguard English
anticross English
armguard English
ass guard English
autocross English
axle guard English
backcross English
becross English
blackguard English
bodyguard English
bookcross English
bowguard English
buttercross English
cattleguard English
chainguard English
chestguard English
chinguard English
coast guard English
coastguard English
counterguard English
cross English
cross-handed English
crossable English
crossarm English
crossback English
crossbeak English
crossbeam English
crossbill English
crossbite English
crossbones English
crossbow English
crossectomy English
crosser English
crosseth English
crosseyed English
crossfish English
crosshair English
crosshanded English
crosshead English
crossish English
crossless English
crosslet English
crosslight English
crosslike English
crossline English
crossling English
crossly English
crossness English
crossnumber English
crosspatch English
crosspipe English
crosspoint English
crossroad English
crossrow English
crosst English
crosstable English
crosstrack English
crosstree English
crossunder English
crossvine English
crosswalk English
crossway English
crosswedge English
crosswire English
crosswise English
crossword English
crosswort English
doublecross English
enguard English
faceguard English
fingerguard English
fireguard English
footguard English
foreguard English
guard English
guard post English
guardable English
guardee English
guarder English
guardess English
guardest English
guardeth English
guardful English
guardhouse English
guardless English
guardlike English
guardline English
guardpost English
guardrail English
guardroom English
guardship English
guardsman English
guardswoman English
handguard English
hatguard English
headguard English
incross English
intercross English
keyguard English
landguard English
lifeguard English
merguard English
mouthguard English
mudguard English
nightguard English
nonguard English
outcross English
outguard English
overcross English
pickguard English
prison guard English
prisonguard English
rashguard English
rearguard English
recross English
red guard English
safeguard English
shinguard English
sneezeguard English
splashguard English
subcross English
testcross English
uncross English
uncrossability English
underguard English
unguard English
watchguard English
waterguard English
wire-guard English
wristguard English
autocross Italian
croix French
кросс Russian
ガード Japanese
クロス Japanese
cross Middle English
kruco Esperanto
kros Serbo-Croatian
가드 Korean
gada Zulu
ugadi Zulu
*wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
kros Tok Pisin
kros Pijin