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chamfron

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cham·fron  (chmfrn)
n.
Armor used to protect the front of a war horse's head in medieval times.
[Middle English shamfron, from Old French chanfrein : Latin cmus, horse-muzzle, heavy necklace (from Greek kmos) + Latin frnum, bridle, bit; see frenum.]
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Noun1.chamfronchamfron - medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head
chanfron, front-stall, frontstall, testiere
armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire


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So silent and still were they, that they might have been metal-sheathed statues, were it not for the occasional quick, impatient stamp of their chargers, or the rattle of chamfron against neck-plates as they tossed and strained.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
uf had got nigh to him with his uplifted sword; but ere the blow could descend, the Sable Knight dealt a stroke on his head, which, glancing from the polished helmet, lighted with violence scarcely abated on the chamfron of the steed, and Front-de-B
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