porte-épée
porte-épée noun: a strap, buckle or other fastening by which a sword or scabbard is held attached to a person's belt, clothing etc.
Noun
porte-épée
- A strap, buckle or other fastening by which a sword or scabbard is held attached to a person's belt, clothing etc.
- An additional strap extends from the porte-épée and hooks onto the front of the belt with another clasp to stabilize the arrangement.1987, Alaric Faulkner, Gretchen Fearon Faulkner, The French at Pentagoet, page 251
- He held the porte-épée in his hand. The metalled silk seemed to trickle between his fingers, like cool golden rain.2002, Josepth Roth, translated by Michael Hofmann, The Radetsky March, Folio Society, published 2015, page 134
- Synonyms:
- frog
Synonyms of porte-épée
Origin of porte-épée
From French porte-épée.
Questions about porte-épée
- What does porte-épée mean?
- Porte-épée means a strap, buckle or other fastening by which a sword or scabbard is held attached to a person's belt, clothing etc.
- What part of speech is porte-épée?
- Porte-épée is a noun.
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