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phalera

American

[fal-er-uh] / ˈfæl ər ə /

noun

a metal disk or boss worn on a man's breast as an ornament or as a military decoration or used to adorn the harness of a horse.

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Inflected Forms

noun

phalerae

plural

Etymology

Origin of phalera

1600–10; < Latin, singular use of Greek phálara (plural) cheek-pieces

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