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poitrel

/ˈpɔɪ.tɹəl/

poitrel noun: a piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.

Noun

poitrel (plural poitrels)

  1. (historical) A piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.

Synonyms of poitrel

Forms of poitrel

pluralpoitrels
alternative formpeitrel
alternative formpeytrel
alternative formpeytral

Origin of poitrel

From Middle English: the form poitral is from central/Parisian French poitrel, "introduced into English apparently by Caxton"; the older form peitral (Middle English peitrel, paytrel, etc) was borrowed from Anglo-Norman peitral; both are from Old French poitral (modern French poitrail).

Questions about poitrel

What does poitrel mean?
Poitrel means a piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.
What part of speech is poitrel?
Poitrel is a noun.
How do you pronounce poitrel?
Poitrel is pronounced /ˈpɔɪ.tɹəl/.
What is the plural of poitrel?
The plural of poitrel is poitrels.

Words near poitrel in the dictionary

  1. Poitiers
  2. Poitou
  3. Poitou-Charentes
  4. Poitra
  5. Poitras
  6. poitrel
  7. poitrels
  8. poitrinaire
  9. poitrinaires
  10. poitrinal
  11. poitrinals

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