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  • noun Plural form of faceguard.

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Examples

  • No attempt is being made here to illustrate the physical variations of helmets produced by different manufacturers, or the many different styles of faceguards, nor do I intend to show changes in the physical structure of helmets over the decades (at least not in the near future); partially for these reasons, 1960 has been somewhat arbitrarily chosen as the cut-off date for all the historic helmets for now.

    A Visual History of Football Helmets 2009

  • Each member of the team will receive a custom-designed mini helmet courtesy of Schutt Sports, the world's leading maker of football helmets and faceguards.

    College Football Freshman All-America Team Oldhead1 2009

  • Next we see the group pulling a dead zombie into the store, grabbing a fire axe from the wall and donning heavy gloves and faceguards.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • Bring back leather helmets without faceguards - see if the leading with the helmet changes.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Schutt Sports is a domestic manufacturer and the world's leading maker of football helmets and faceguards.

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • A study in the February 2003 Journal of American Medical Association showed that players who used faceguards (a device made of plastic or metal that is attached to a baseball helmet) were

    hattiesburgamerican.com - 2010

  • Schutt faceguards are the best in the world, both in form and in function.

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • AND - a new soft helmet with eye shield but smaller faceguards-we can do it with a bladder - fewer cheap shots, less brave DB's so more Jimmy Brown runners, etc.

    The American Spectator 2009

  • All were dressed in proper riot gear, the modern equivalent of military plate: it’s the first time I ever saw horses with plexiglas faceguards, reinforced LED-accented tack, teensy poll helmets nestled behind the ears, shin and knee pads like an NHL goalie and, as mentioned above, quarterstaffs.

    quiet riot: a Canadian mob scene « raincoaster 2007

  • All were dressed in proper riot gear, the modern equivalent of military plate: it’s the first time I ever saw horses with plexiglas faceguards, reinforced LED-accented tack, teensy poll helmets nestled behind the ears, shin and knee pads like an NHL goalie and, as mentioned above, quarterstaffs.

    2007 July « raincoaster 2007

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