| 单词 |
guarda- |
| 释义 |
‖ guarda-|ˈgwarda|
stem of It. guardare and Sp. guardar to guard, used in several combinations (Obs. exc. Hist.), as ‖ ˌguarda-caˈballo, a guard in charge of horses; ‖ ˌguarda-ˈdamas, duenna of the Queen's maids-in-waiting; ‖ ˈguard(a)-inˈfante, a farthingale or hoop; ‖ ˌguarda-ˈroba = wardrobe. See also guarda-costa.
1808Pike Sources Mississ. iii. (1810) 256 We..came..to a horse range of the marquis's, where he had four of his soldiers as a *guarda caballo.
1662Evelyn Diary 2 June, Now saw I her Portuguese ladies, and the *Guarda-damas, or Mother of her Maids.
Ibid. 30 May, A traine of Portuguese ladies in their monstrous fardingals or *guard-infantas. 1670R. Lassels Voy. Italy i. 96, I found all the great Ladies here to go like the Donnas of Spain, in Guardinfantas, that is, in horrible overgrown Fartingals of whalebone.
1602Archpriest. Controv. (Camden) II. 28 His *guarda robe had none but riche ones. 1612in Crt. & Times Jas. I (1848) I. 183 Having withdrawn himself into his guarda roba. 1823Lady Morgan Salvator Rosa I. ii. 46 Vesuvius blazed over the faded frescoes of the dilapidated guarda-roba. |
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