watch guard
- noun
- Archaic
:
cadena de reloj
- He attached the watch guard to his vest.
Examples
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He wore a vintage vest complete with a silver watch guard clipped to his pocket watch.
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The antique shop displayed several ornate watch guards alongside gold pocket watches.
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A velvet watch guard hung elegantly from the gentleman’s waistcoat.
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Look at that beautiful watch guard!
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He wore a vintage vest complete with a silver watch guard clipped to his pocket watch.
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A velvet watch guard hung elegantly from the gentleman’s waistcoat.
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The antique shop displayed several ornate watch guards alongside gold pocket watches.
Synonyms
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9.7
A small chain or ornament attached to a pocket watch
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2.8
A short chain or ribbon that holds a pocket watch on a vest
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
The intended meaning (a chain or ribbon for a pocket watch) is not directly predictable from the provided senses: 'watch' as a duty/team and 'guard' as a protective cover. Even if a learner knows 'watch' as a timepiece and 'guard' as something protective, the specific form and function (a securing chain/ribbon) are not clearly implied, so the relation is only partially transparent and requires exposure.
Etymology
Watch guard comes from the simple image of a small chain or ribbon that attaches a pocket watch to a vest and acts as a guard, 'keeping it safe' and easy to reach, so the name means a short strap or chain used to hold a watch securely.