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Watch guard   /wɑtʃ gɑrd/   Listen
Watch guard

noun
1.
Short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest.  Synonyms: fob, watch chain.





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"Watch guard" Quotes from Famous Books



... his young master's last year's suit, immaculate blue broadcloth and brass buttons, ruffled shirt and black-braided watch guard hanging from his neck. His eyes sparkled with pride and his rich, sonorous voice rang over the crowd like the deep notes ...
— The Man in Gray • Thomas Dixon
... back of the bar—was a large woman with a highly-coloured countenance and a tremendous bust, incased in a black dress with a shot silk blouse. 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. She greeted Crass and Philpot with ...
— The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists • Robert Tressell


Words linked to "Watch guard" :   chain, watch chain


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