- ... Guard: mercenary unit first used by Pope Sixtus IV in the 15th century - European country - From Geneva - From Switzerland - Natives of Switzerland - Type of cheese - Type of holey cheese
- A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in
Switzerland. - An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some
supposed to be the lynx). - A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple
cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also alfalfa. - A lamp.
- Improved - Refashioned - Regrouped - Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence;
said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches
originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more restricted sense, of
those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation,
etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point.
The Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland, France,
Holland, and part of Germany, were called the Reformed churches. - Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or
drunkard. - Retained in service on half or full pay after the
disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer.