baldric
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Origin of baldric
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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Buckles may have been used on a baldric - or sword-belt - and so the mystery object may have been a matching mount.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2021
On a baldric he wore a great horn tipped with silver that now was laid upon his knees.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Slung from his right shoulder by a baldric, the sword was nearly four feet in length, perfectly straight, double-edged, and strong in the forte.
From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis
No, I did not like Porthos of the big baldric, for he was a great booby; but as for Chicot—there, I must consider.
From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville
The riches of satrapies were in the rubies and topazes on sword sheath and baldric.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
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