watch guard


noun
  1. a short chain, cord, or ribbon for securing a watch when worn on the person.

Origin of watch guard

1
First recorded in 1825–35

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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 James
  • Her old-fashioned silver watch is a family heirloom, and a broad black ribbon is her only watch-guard.

    The Golden Shoemaker | J. W. Keyworth
  • 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.

  • His 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 Watson
  • A 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