Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gide"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gide \Gide\, Guide \Guide\, n. [OF. guide, guiche.] (Anc. Armor)
The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung
across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.
--Meyrick (Ancient Armor).
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