The difference between Guard and Quillon
When used as nouns, guard means a person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something, whereas quillon means the guard of a sword or other bladed weapon designed to protect the hand from harm.
Guard is also verb with the meaning: to protect from danger.
check bellow for the other definitions of Guard and Quillon
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Guard as a noun:
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
Examples:
"The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard."
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Guard as a noun (Ireland):
A garda; a police officer.
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Guard as a noun (military):
A squad responsible for protecting something.
Examples:
"The president inspected the guard of honour."
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Guard as a noun:
The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand
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Guard as a noun:
A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
Examples:
"The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard."
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Guard as a noun (Australia):
A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
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Guard as a noun (basketball):
A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center.
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Guard as a noun (cricket):
The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
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Guard as a noun (American football):
Either of two offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
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Guard as a noun (sports):
A player playing a position named guard.
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Guard as a noun (rail):
An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
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Guard as a noun (computing, programming):
A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
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Guard as a verb:
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
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Guard as a verb:
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
Examples:
"Guard the prisoner."
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Guard as a verb:
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
Examples:
"Careful people guard against mistakes."
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Guard as a verb:
To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
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Guard as a verb:
To fasten by binding; to gird.
Examples:
"rfquotek Ben Jonson"
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Quillon as a noun:
The guard of a sword or other bladed weapon designed to protect the hand from harm.