Meaning of pikeguard | Babel Free
Definitions
A passegarde (neck guard).
Examples
“[page 65:] The pikeguard has ceased, sollerets are the shape⟳ of the foot, and he wears a morion. The morion and cabasset were late sixteenth and seventeenth century […] [page 118:] The pauldrons, which are uneven in size, are surmounted by pikeguards; the left pauldron is the larger. These pieces consist⟳ of front and back plates, […]”
“The pauldrons are single, and are fitted with high pikeguards to protect⟳ the neck from sidelong blows, the left side being the more carefully guarded.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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