Defn: The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the
Belemnites.
Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as, guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard duty. Advanced guard, Coast guard, etc. See under Advanced, Coast, etc. — Grand guard (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line belonging to a system of advance posts of an army. Mahan. — Guard boat. (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good lookout. (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the observance of quarantine regulations. — Guard cells (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll. — Guard chamber, a guardroom. — Guard detail (Mil.men from a company regiment etc., detailed for guard duty. — Guard duty (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc., performed by a sentinel or sentinels. — Guard lock (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or basin. — Guard of honor (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to accompany eminent persons. — Guard rail (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard against derailment. — Guard ship, a war vessel appointed to superintend the marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed among their respective ships. — Life guard (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the person of a prince or high officer. — Off one's guard, in a careless state; inattentive; unsuspicious of danger. — On guard, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as a guard or sentinel; watching. — On one's guard, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant. — To mount guard (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or sentinel. — To run the guard, to pass the watch or sentinel without leave.
Syn. — Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort; care; attention; watch; heed.
GUARDABLE
Guard"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. gardable. See Guard, v. t.]
Defn: Capable of being guarded or protected.
GUARDAGE
Guard"age, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. wardage. See Guard, v. t.]
Defn: Wardship [Obs.] Shak.
GUARDANT
Guard"ant, a. Etym: [OF. guardant, p. pr. of guard. See Guard, v. t.]
1. Acting as guardian. [Obs.] Shak.
2. (Her.)