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watch guard
noun
- a short chain, cord, or ribbon for securing a watch when worn on the person.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of watch guard1
First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences
"My mother goes to the point, with her usual honesty and intrepidity," said the marquis, toying with his watch-guard.
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Her old-fashioned silver watch is a family heirloom, and a broad black ribbon is her only watch-guard.
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She had several jewelled gold rings on the fingers of each fat white hand, and a long gold watch guard hung round her fat neck.
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His left elbow rested on the corner of the mantel, the fingers of his right hand played with the gold watch-guard he wore.
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A gold Latin cross, attached to a black ribbon watch guard, rested gracefully on the large stomach of the man.
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