watch guard
a short chain, cord, or ribbon for securing a watch when worn on the person.
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How to use watch guard in a sentence
"My mother goes to the point, with her usual honesty and intrepidity," said the marquis, toying with his watch-guard.
The American | Henry JamesHer old-fashioned silver watch is a family heirloom, and a broad black ribbon is her only watch-guard.
The Golden Shoemaker | J. W. KeyworthShe had several jewelled gold rings on the fingers of each fat white hand, and a long gold watch guard hung round her fat neck.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists | Robert TressellHis left elbow rested on the corner of the mantel, the fingers of his right hand played with the gold watch-guard he wore.
The Mark of the Beast | Sidney WatsonA gold Latin cross, attached to a black ribbon watch guard, rested gracefully on the large stomach of the man.
General John Regan | George A. Birmingham
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