Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (I) Individual Volition
Section IV. Antagonism
2. Active Antagonism

717. Defense.

   NOUN:DEFENSE or defence, protection, guard, ward; shielding &c. v.; propugnation [obs.]; preservation [See Preservation]; guardianship.
  SELF-DEFENSE, self-preservation; resistance [See Resistance].
  SAFEGUARD (safety) [See Safety]; screen (shelter) [See Refuge], (concealment) [See Conduit]; fortification; munition, muniment; bulwark, fosse, trench, mine, countermine, dugout; moat, ditch, intrenchment or entrenchment, vallation, rampart, scarp, escarp, counterscarp, vanfoss; dike or dyke; parapet, sunk fence, haha, embankment, mound, mole, bank; earth-work, fieldwork; fence, wall, dead wall, contravallation or countervallation; paling (inclosure) [See Inclosure]; palisade, stockade, stoccado [obs.], laager [S. Africa], sangar [India]; barrier, barricade; boom; portcullis, chevaux de frise [F.]; abatis or abattis, barbed wire entanglements, vallum [Rom. antiq.], circumvallation, merlon, battlement, glacis; casemate; buttress, abutment; shore (support) [See Support].
  breastwork, banquette, mantelet or mantlet, tenaille or tenail, ravelin, curtain, demilune, half-moon; bastion, demibastion, redan; vauntmure [rare], faussebraie or faussebraye, advanced work, hornwork, lunette, outwork; barbican, redoubt, sconce, fortalice; lines.
  machicolation, bartizan, loophole, balistraria [ancient fortification]; postern gate, sally port.
  STRONGHOLD, hold, fastness; asylum (refuge) [See Refuge]; keep, donjon, citadel, capitol, castle; tower, – of strength; fortress, propugnaculum, fort, kila [India]; barracoon, barrack; pah or pa [N. Z.]; peel, peel tower, peelhouse; rath [Ir. antiq.]; martello tower, blockhouse, wooden walls.
  [PROTECTIVE DEVICES] buffer, fender, cowcatcher [U. S.]; apron, mask, gauntlet, thimble; armor or armour, shield, buckler, scutum [Rom. antiq.], target, targe [archaic], ægis, breastplate, cuirass, backplate, habergeon, mail, coat of mail, brigandine, hauberk, lorica, helm [archaic], armet, basinet or bassinet, sallet or salade, greave, jambe, heaume, morion, cabasset, beaver, visor or vizor; face guard, helmet, casque, casquetel, siege cap, headpiece; steel helmet, tin -helmet, – hat [soldiers’ cant]; camail, neckguard; Pickelhaube [Ger.]; spiked helmet; shako (dress) [See Investment]; bearskin; vambrace, rerebrace, cubitière; sollerets, pédieux; panoply, caparison, housings; chamfron or chamfrain; truncheon (weapon) [See Arms]; carapace, shell; spines, needles.
  DEFENDER, protector; Defender of the Faith, fidei defensor [L.], guardian (safety) [See Safety]; bodyguard, champion; knight-errant, Paladin; propugnator or propugner or propugnor [obs.]; picket; garrison.
   VERB:DEFEND, forfend or forefend [archaic], fend [archaic]; shield, screen, shroud; engarrison, garrison, man; fence round (circumscribe) [See Circumscription]; fence, intrench or entrench; arm, harness [archaic], accouter or accoutre; guard (keep safe) [See Safety]; guard against, take care of (vigilance) [See Care]; bear harmless; fend -, keep -, ward -, beat- off; hinder [See Hindrance].
  REPEL, parry, propugn [obs.], put to flight; give a warm reception to [ironical]; hold – keep- at -bay, – arm’s length.
  RESIST INVASION, stand siege; be -, stand -, act- on the defensive; show fight; maintain -, stand- one’s ground; stand by; hold one’s own; bear -, stand- the brunt; fall back upon, hold, stand in the gap.
   ADJECTIVE:DEFENDING &c. v.; defensive; mural; armed, – at all points, – cap-a-pie, – to the teeth; panoplied; accoutered or accoutred, harnessed [archaic], “in complete steel” [Hamlet]; iron-plated, ironclad; loopholed, castellated, machicolated, casemated; defended &c. v.; proof against, ball-proof, bullet-proof; protective.
   ADVERB:DEFENSIVELY; on the defensive; in defense; in self-defense; at bay, pro aris et focis [L.].
   INTERJECTION:NO SURRENDER! “ils ne passeront pas!” “they shall not pass!” [the French at Verdun].    QUOTATIONS:

1. Defense not defiance.
2. Dieu défend le droit.
3. Millions for defence, but not a cent for tribute.—Pinkney