"crossguard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crossguards [plural]
Etymology: From cross + guard. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cross|guard|t1=|t2=}} cross + guard Head templates: {{en-noun}} crossguard (plural crossguards)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Swords Related terms: quillon, hilt Translations (Bar of metal, at right-angles, between the blade and the hilt of a sword.): väistin (Finnish), garde [feminine] (French), Parierstange [feminine] (German), elsa [feminine] (Italian), garda [feminine] (Polish), jelec [masculine] (Polish), parerstång (Swedish), parerstag (Swedish)

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