crossguardとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɹɒsɡɑːd/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈkɹɔsˌɡɑɹd/, (cot–caught merger) /ˈkɹɑs-/
• ハイフネーション: cross‧guard

名詞

crossguard (plural crossguards)

1. (swords) A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.

   Synonyms: guard, quillon (one sense)

   Holonym: hilt

   Meronym: quillon (one sense)

   Comeronyms: grip, pommel, ricasso

Notes

Further reading

• crossguard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “cross-guard, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2024.