chanfron
[ chan-fruhn ]
noun
a piece of plate armor for defending a horse's head.
Origin of chanfron
1late Middle English shamfron<Anglo-French, Old French champfrein, perhaps for *chafrein (with -m- perhaps from chamfreinchamfer, though the senses are unrelated), noun derivative of chafre(s)ner literally, to put a bridle on <Vulgar Latin *cap(um) head (for caput;see chief) + *-frenāre, verbal derivative of Latin frēnum bridle
- Also called frontstall.
- Also chamfron.
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How to use chanfron in a sentence
Hercules as a child again appears amid embossed foliations on the chanfron.
Spanish Arms and Armour | Albert F. CalvertThe crouptière and estival, together with the chanfron, were of the most costly description.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) | John Roby
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