Coldstream Guards
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The second of the five regiments of Foot Guards.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Coldstream Guards” mean?
The second of the five regiments of Foot Guards.
Is “Coldstream Guards” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.