chamfron
UK/ˈt͡ʃam.fɹən/US/ˈtʃæm.fɹən/
chamfron noun: protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
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
- the Sable Knight dealt a stroke on his head, which, glancing from the polished helmet, lighted with violence scarcely abated on the “chamfron” of the steed, and Front-de-Boeuf rolled on the ground, both horse and man equally stunned by the fury of the blow.1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
chamfron meaning in Tamil
chamfron in Tamil
- முகப்பட்டி
Forms of chamfron
| plural | chamfrons |
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Origin of chamfron
From Old French chanfrain, presumably from champ, chanp (“field, battlefield”) + frein (“bit (between a horse's teeth)”).
Questions about chamfron
- What does chamfron mean?
- Chamfron means protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
- What is chamfron in Tamil?
- Chamfron in Tamil is முகப்பட்டி. See Chamfron meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chamfron?
- Chamfron is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chamfron?
- Chamfron is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃam.fɹən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chamfron?
- The plural of chamfron is chamfrons.
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