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Safeguard
(Safe"guard`) n. [Safe = guard: cf. F. sauvegarde.]
1. One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection. Shak.
Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.
Granville. 2. A convoy or guard to protect a traveler or property.
3. A pass; a passport; a safe-conduct. Shak.
Safeguard
(Safe"guard`), v. t. To guard; to protect. Shak.
Safe-keeping
(Safe"-keep"ing) n. [Safe + keep.] The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury
or from escape; care; custody.
Safely
(Safe"ly), adv. In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences.
Safeness
(Safe"ness), n. The quality or state of being safe; freedom from hazard, danger, harm, or loss; safety; security; as
the safeness of an experiment, of a journey, or of a possession.
Safe-pledge
(Safe"-pledge") n. (Law) A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time. Bracton.
Safety
(Safe"ty) n. [Cf. F. sauveté.]
1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or
loss.
Up led by thee,
Into the heaven I have presumed,
An earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down,
Return
me to my native element.
Milton. 2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence,
the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or
loss, etc.
Would there were any safety in thy sex,
That I might put a thousand sorrows off,
And credit thy repentance!
Beau. & Fl. 3. Preservation from escape; close custody.
Imprison him, . . .
Deliver him to safety; and return.
Shak. 4. (Football) Same as Safety touchdown, below.
Safety arch (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under Discharge, v. t. — Safety belt, a belt made of
some buoyant material, or which is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to float in water; a
life preserver. — Safety buoy, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a safety belt. — Safety
cage (Mach.), a cage for an elevator or mine lift, having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the
lifting rope should break. — Safety lamp. (Mining) See under Lamp. — Safety match, a match
which can be ignited only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose. — Safety pin, a pin made
in the form of a clasp, with a guard covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer. — Safety plug.
See Fusible plug, under Fusible. — Safety switch. See Switch. — Safety touchdown (Football),
the act or result of a player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a ball which received its
last impulse from a man on his own side; — distinguished from touchback. See Touchdown. — Safety
tube (Chem.), a tube to prevent explosion, or to control delivery of gases by an automatic valvular
connection with the outer air; especially, a bent funnel tube with bulbs for adding those reagents which
produce unpleasant fumes or violent effervescence. — Safety valve, a valve which is held shut by a
