pike-guard

English

Noun

pike-guard (plural pike-guards)

1. Alternative form of pikeguard
   • 1907, Albert Frederick Calvert, Spanish Arms and Armour: Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury of Madrid, page 76:

     It is known as the K. D. suit from the enormous monogram stamped on the pike-guard of the left-shoulder.

   • 1970, Charles Henry Ashdown, British & Continental Arms and Armour, page 283:

     The Pauldrons are invariably furnished with large pike-guards; the left differs from the right, which is hollowed […]