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Webster 1913 Edition


Horse Guards

Horse′ Guardsˊ

(hôrs′gärdzˊ)
.
(Mil.)
A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign.
The Horse Guards
,
a name given to the former headquarters of the commander in chief of the British army, at Whitehall in London.
Horsehair worm
(Zool.)
,
the hair worm or gordius.