About The Word Baldric
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Baldric
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What's The Definition Of Baldric?
[n] a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
Synonyms | Synonyms for Baldric: baldrick Related Terms | Find terms related to Baldric: See Also | belt Baldric In Webster's Dictionary \Bal"dric\, n. [OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf.
F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG.
balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See {Belt}, n.]
A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one
shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; less
properly, any belt. [Also spelt {bawdrick}.]
A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Sustained the
sword that glittered at his side. --Pope.
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