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manifer

American

[man-uh-fer, -fer] / ˈmæn əˌfɛr, -fər /

Also main-de-fer

noun

Armor.

a gauntlet for protecting the left hand when holding the reins of a horse.

Etymology

Origin of manifer

Alteration of Middle French main-de-fer “hand of iron”

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