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chieffront
† chieffront Obs. App. a corruption of chaffron, chamfrain: cf. cheveronne in same sense.1598 Barret Theor. Warres Gloss. 250 Chieffront, a French word, is the arming for the forehead of the horse. 1622 F. Markham Bk. War v. ii. 166 The Horses head, necke, brest, and buttocke barbed with Pectron, Tr...
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pectron
† ˈpectron Obs. [An erroneous formation (thought by Barret to be French), app. derived in some way from L. pectus, pector- breast.] = peitrel, poitrel.1598 Barret Theor. Warres, Gloss. 252 Pectron, a French word, is the arming of the brest of the horse. 1622 F. Markham Bk. War. v. ii. §4. 166 The Ho...
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crinière
‖ 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 wi...
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chamfrain
ˈchamfrain, -fron arch. Also 5 shawfron, shamfron, 6 chaufrayne, 7 -frain, 9 chamfrain, -fron, (champfrein); see also chaffron and its variants. [a. OF. chaufrain, chanfrain (Cotgr. has both), in mod.F. chanfrein, of unknown origin. (Certainly quite a distinct word from chanfrein, chamfer.) The corr...
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