phalera
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.
phalerae
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pluralof phalera.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It seemed as if there had been a rivalry among the masters in adorning their horses with frontlets and phalerae, silver or gilded.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
