Barding — For the culinary practice of adding fat strips to a roast, see barding and larding. A sixteenth century knight with a horse in full barding. Barding (also spelled bard or barb) is armour for horses. During the late Middle Ages as armour… … Wikipedia
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chamfer — chamferer, n. /cham feuhr/, n. 1. a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces. Cf. bevel. v.t. 2. to make a chamfer on or in. [1595 1605; back formation from chamfering (taken as… … Universalium
chanfron — /chan freuhn/, n. a piece of plate armor for defending a horse s head. Also, chamfron. Also called frontstall. [late ME shamfron < AF, OF champfrein, perh. for *chafrein (with m perh. from chamfrein CHAMFER, though the senses are unrelated), n.… … Universalium
shaffron — noun Protective armor for a horses head, especially the face and ears. The Chanfron, Chamfrein, or Shaffron took its denomination from that part of the horses head it covered, and was a kind of mask of iron, copper, or brass, and sometimes of… … Wiktionary
chanfron — noun Protective armor for a horses head, especially the face and ears. The Chanfron, Chamfrein, or Shaffron took its denomination from that part of the horses head it covered, and was a kind of mask of iron, copper, or brass, and sometimes of… … Wiktionary
chamfron — noun /ˈʧæmfrən/ Protective armor for a horses head, especially the face and ears. , 1786, The defensive armor with which the horses of the ancient knights or men at arms were covered, or, to use the language of the time, barded, consisted of the… … Wiktionary
bard — 1. noun /bɑː(ɹ)d,bɑɹd/ a) A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men … Wiktionary
chanfron — noun medieval plate armor to protect a horse s head • Syn: ↑chamfron, ↑testiere, ↑frontstall, ↑front stall • Hypernyms: ↑armor plate, ↑armour plate, ↑armor plating, ↑p … Useful english dictionary
