Obs. [ad. It. bel guardo ‘lovely look.’] A kind or loving look.
1590. Spenser, F. Q., II. iii. 25. Upon her eyelids many graces sate … Working belgardes and amorous retrate.
1593. Barnes, Parthenophil & P., in Arb., Garner, V. 385. To bandy with bel-guards in interchange.
1610. G. Fletcher, Christ’s Vict., I. xlvi. They move To earth their amourous belgards from above.
