Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun   A simplified spelling of guard .
- noun A garden.
- noun   An older spelling of guard . 155
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb   See guard .
- noun obsolete Garden.
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Examples
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								To these may be further added the Scandinavian 'gard', ** COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814 
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								Will they bring hurleys? so, eh, who's gonna "gard" the gards! 
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								'gard', a place inclosed, as a court, or a country seat, and the Persian COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814 
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								'gard', I'd think that is the correct pronunciation. Bloody Elbow 2010 
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								Sdnous lkie smoe lgnisiuctis gard sdnetut has jsut been hdnaed a gaert tihses tpioc. ceehiro. Web Translations » Blog Archive » Are Chinese people forgetting how to write? 2010 
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								It would be cool if he was flanked by a cadre of female bodyguards in mock cop gard and big sunglasses. linus says: 
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								The inclusion of en travesti actors is very much in the British theatrical tradition, and reminds you of Widow Simone in "La Fille mal gard é e." Creating a Dance Fairytale Sarah Frater 2011 
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								Indeed, when you watch Ashton's "La Fil le mal gard é e" or MacMillan's "Romeo and Juliet," you can see why they have concentrated on plotless ballets that evoke emotional narrative rather than tell stories. Creating a Dance Fairytale Sarah Frater 2011 
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								The last two episodes are incredibly bizarre, avant gard, I might almost say Kubrickian, even. The Buzz on the Retroist Forum for March 22, 2010 - The Retroist 2010 
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								This trend could make a sport that many people re gard as boring even more so. 
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