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the Destreza Glossary
G - Guarnición

Dictionary: Academia Autoridades (G-M), 1734
Guarnición. Se llama también la defensa que esta junto al puño de la espáda ò espadín, para preservar la mano de las heridas. Lat. Ensis capulus. Pragm. de Tass. año 1680. f.25. Cada guarnición de espáda de Vizcaya entresina, en blanco, ocho reales.

Guard. The defense that is together with the hilt of the sword or espadín, to preserve the hand from injuries, is also called this. Lat. Ensis capulus. Pragm. de Tass. año 1680. f.25. Each sword guard of Vizcaya entresina, in white, eight reales.

Dictionary: Minsheu 1599 (Spanish-English)
Guarnición [f.] = a garnison, embrodery, garding of a garment, stitching of a garment, hilts of a sword.
Guarnicionéro [m.] = an armorer, a maker or seller of armes, an vpholsterer, an embroderer.