bowguard en · NOUN
Etymology
From bow + guard.
Meanings
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A protective cover worn on the wrist or forearm, sometimes extending to partially cover the hand, which provides protection from the snap of a released bowstring.
A silver bowguard made by Loloma in 1968 has one side rough and unpolished and another highly polished.
2007, Diana Pardue, Contemporary Southwestern Jewelry, →ISBN, page 13:He spoke so earnestly that she could almost have believed him, had not that bowguard on his wrist proved him false.
2014, Andre Norton, Wizard's Worlds: A Short Story Collection, →ISBN:There was another big piece of coral that he later on made into a bowguard.
1996, James Ostler, Marian E. Rodee, Milford Nahohai, Zuni: a village of silversmiths, →ISBN, page 121:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bow-guard | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bowguards | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bow guard | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
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