‖ crinière
(krinjɛr)
[F., f. crin (horse) hair; corresp. to a L. type *crināria. In 16th and 17th c. anglicized as crinier.]
The part of the ‘bards’ or protective covering of a war-horse which covered the ridge or back of the neck and the mane.
| 1598 Barret Theor. Warres v. ii. 141 His horse barded with a sufficient Pectron, crinier. 1622 F. Markham Bk. War v. ii. §4 The Horses head, necke, breast and buttocke barbed with Pectron, Trappings, Crinier, and Chieffront. 1847–78 Halliwell, Cranet, small crinière. |