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baldric
or bal·drick
[ bawl-drik ]
noun
- a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.
baldric
/ ˈbɔːldrɪk /
noun
- a wide silk sash or leather belt worn over the right shoulder to the left hip for carrying a sword, etc
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Other Words From
- baldricked adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of baldric1
1250–1300; Middle English bauderik, bawdryk, baudry < Anglo-French baudré, baldré, Old French baldrei, baudré, perhaps < Frankish *baltirad sword belt, equivalent to Latin balte ( us ) belt + Germanic *-rad provision, equipment (compare Old High German rat ); source of final -ik uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of baldric1
C13: from Old French baudrei , of Frankish origin
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Example Sentences
He had been sitting at his ease in an armchair, over the back of which he had tossed the baldric from which his sword depended.
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In front of her was a damsel bearing in baldric a great sword with haft of emerald and tassels of jewel-encrusted gold.
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Baudrik, s. baldric, belt worn transversely over one shoulder; Bawdrik, A 116.
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The Chevalier squared his shoulders and shifted his baldric.
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To a baldric also was attached the quiver of the archer, and sometimes such a band was merely worn as a decoration.
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