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crinieres

crinieres is the plural of criniere.

Meaning of criniere

Noun

criniere (plural crinieres)

  1. Protective armor for a horse's neck.
    • The Criniere or Manefaire consisted of a number of small plates, generally about twelve, hooked together and to the chanfron, so as to be moveable, their use was to guard the neck of the horse from the stroke of a cutting sword.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 30
    Synonyms:
    crinet

Questions about crinieres

What is crinieres the plural of?
Crinieres is the plural of criniere.

Words near crinieres in the dictionary

  1. cringometer
  2. cringometers
  3. cringy
  4. crinicultural
  5. criniere
  6. crinieres
  7. criniferous
  8. crinigerous
  9. crining
  10. crinite
  11. crinites

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