† gardn.1
Obsolete.
Attention, watchfulness. Also, the object of one's attention.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [noun]
gomec1175
thoughtc1175
tenta1300
curec1300
intentc1320
keepa1325
heed1357
attendancec1374
attentionc1374
aspect1393
marka1400
notea1400
advertencea1413
markingc1443
regard1457
advertisementc1487
noticec1487
attent?a1500
advertation?c1500
respect1509
garda1569
intendiment1590
on-waiting1590
attend1594
tendment1597
attending1611
fixationa1631
adversion1642
heeding1678
attendancya1680
perpensity1704
observe1805
intending1876
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > object of one's care or attention
garda1569
a1569 A. Kingsmill Viewe Mans Estate (1580) x. 62 This was his gard, he was still busie aboute these, the blinde, the leaper, the lame, the deafe, and the dedde.
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. (1609) xxiii. ix. 478 All their gard and regard, all their eyes upon him alone, what serve they for?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
† gardn.2
Obsolete.
The dew-claw of a deer or boar.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > body or parts of > foot or claw
gard1575
guard1575
slot1876
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > male > boar (uncastrated) > parts of
gard1575
razor1660
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > [noun] > group Suiformes (hippos and pigs) > family Suidae (swine) > sus scrofa (wild boar and descendants) > wild boar > parts of
bristlec1314
gard1575
hure1844
guard1849
1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lii. 154 The gardes (which are his hinder clawes or dewclawes) should be great and open one from another.
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vii. xxvii. 853 The..wrinkles which are betwixt his gardes and the heele.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
gardn.3
/ɡɑːd/ English regional (Cornwall).
(See quots.)
ΚΠ
1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 30v A thicke strong net..drawne at the boates sterne, gathering whatsoeuer it meeteth, lying in the bottome of the water, out of which, when it is taken vp, they cull the Oysters, and cast away the residue, which they terme gard.
1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 1st Ser. 124 Clean all the platters..with water and gard (gravel sand).
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