baldric
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
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
Figure 272 The baldric is a highly ornamented wide sash normally worn by drum majors and sometimes by band leaders.
From American Military Insignia 1800-1851 by Campbell, J. Duncan
"Well, not ordinary robbers; for if they had been, these gold rings on your baldric and your horses too, would have disappeared."
From Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. by Bolanden, Conrad von
The headmen of the tribes and sub-tribes were made officials of the province and given a baldric bearing a brass shield with the seal of the province.
From The Career of Leonard Wood by Sears, Joseph Hamblen
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