chaffron
/ˈt͡ʃæf.ɹən/
chaffron is the alternative form of chamfron.
Meaning of chamfron
Noun
chamfron (plural chamfrons)
- Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
- 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 following pieces made either of metal or jacked leather, the Chamfron, Chamfrein or Shaffron, the Criniere or Main Facre, the Poitrenal...1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 29
Forms of chaffron
| plural | chaffrons |
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Questions about chaffron
- What is chaffron the alternative form of?
- Chaffron is the alternative form of chamfron.
- How do you pronounce chaffron?
- Chaffron is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæf.ɹən/.
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