(British army) short for British Coldstream Guards, a
body of picked foot-soldiers for
special service as a guard.
Given this name in 1670 as they were the
regiment which crossed the Tweed River (river
running between Scotland and
England) at Coldstream, Scotland into
England and played a significant part in the
restoration of Charles
II. Their
uniform consists of a scarlet tunic with blue collars, cuffs and shoulder-straps, blue trousers and a high, rounded bearskin
cap.