Poitrel

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the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The breastplate of the armor of a horse. See peytrel.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A piece of armor that protected the breast of a horse. The use of the poitrel lingered long after the other parts of the bards had been abandoned.
    • Word Usage
    "For every stud of silver on his casque of bronze he must have fought in a pitched battle; and for each tuft of hair upon his charger’s poitrel he must have slain a foe in hand-to-hand encounter."
    Variant
    peytrel   
     
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