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pickguard

pickguard noun: a piece of durable flat material placed on the body of a guitar (or similar instrument) beneath the strings to protect the surface from being scratched by a plectrum (or similar device).

Noun

pickguard (plural pickguards)

  1. A piece of durable flat material placed on the body of a guitar (or similar instrument) beneath the strings to protect the surface from being scratched by a plectrum (or similar device).
    Synonyms:
    scratchplate

Synonyms of pickguard

Forms of pickguard

pluralpickguards

Origin of pickguard

From pick + guard.

Questions about pickguard

What does pickguard mean?
Pickguard means a piece of durable flat material placed on the body of a guitar (or similar instrument) beneath the strings to protect the surface from being scratched by a plectrum (or similar device).
What part of speech is pickguard?
Pickguard is a noun.
What is the plural of pickguard?
The plural of pickguard is pickguards.

Words near pickguard in the dictionary

  1. pickfest
  2. pickfests
  3. Pickford
  4. pickfork
  5. pickforks
  6. pickguard
  7. pickguards
  8. Pickhill
  9. Pickhill with Roxby
  10. pickier
  11. pickies

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