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Baldric

Baldric Meaning & Definition
Baldric Definition And Meaning

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

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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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