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baldric

or bal·drick

[ bawl-drik ]

noun

  1. a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.


baldric

/ ˈbɔːldrɪk /

noun

  1. a wide silk sash or leather belt worn over the right shoulder to the left hip for carrying a sword, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • baldricked 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.

In front of her was a damsel bearing in baldric a great sword with haft of emerald and tassels of jewel-encrusted gold.

Baudrik, s. baldric, belt worn transversely over one shoulder; Bawdrik, A 116.

The Chevalier squared his shoulders and shifted his baldric.

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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