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chanfron
[ chan-fruhn ]
noun
- a piece of plate armor for defending a horse's head.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chanfron1
late Middle English shamfron < Anglo-French, Old French champfrein, perhaps for *chafrein (with -m- perhaps from chamfrein chamfer, though the senses are unrelated), noun derivative of chafre ( s ) ner literally, to put a bridle on < Vulgar Latin *cap ( um ) head (for caput; chief ) + *-frenāre, verbal derivative of Latin frēnum bridle
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Example Sentences
Hercules as a child again appears amid embossed foliations on the chanfron.
From Project Gutenberg
The crouptière and estival, together with the chanfron, were of the most costly description.
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