the.com/cheek guard
the unsung sliver of metal standing between your face and a very bad day
means A protective piece, usually on a helmet or sword hilt, positioned to shield the side of the face or cheek from blows.
from A plain compound of two old Germanic words. "Cheek" descends from Old English "ceace" or "cece," meaning jaw or cheek; "guard" came later through Old French "garde," from a Germanic root related to "ward" and "warden," all carrying the sense of watching over and keeping safe. So the term is literally a watchman for the jaw — armor and language agreeing that the face is worth defending.
- helmet origin
- Ancient Greek hoplites wore hinged bronze ones called paragnathides
- hockey duty
- Cage straps anchor here to stop high-stick disasters
- firearm role
- Rifle stock cheek pieces align eye to sight
- fencing standard
- Sabre masks shield the cheek from whipping blade tips
riddell speedflex — nfl helmet with integrated cheek guard, worn by millions of players since 2013
cascade r lacrosse helmet — lacrosse helmet with extended cheek guards, standard in college and professional play