Gide \Gide\, Guide \Guide\, n. [OF. guide, guiche.] (Anc. Armor) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder. --Meyrick (Ancient Armor).
Gide n : French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951) [syn: {Andre Gide}, {Andre Paul Guillaume Gide}]