Meaning

1 senses
  1. A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.

    Holonym: hilt

    Meronym: quillon (one sense)

    Parierstange

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword:

Origin

From cross (adjective) + guard (noun).

From cross (adjective) + guard (noun).

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Forms

plural: crossguards
Singularcrossguard
Pluralcrossguards

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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