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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
baldrick
n 1: a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to
support a sword or bugle by the left hip [syn: baldric,
baldrick]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Baldric \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; it is used to support a sword or bugle by the left hip; less properly, any belt. [Also spelt bawdrick and baldrick.] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Sustained the sword that glittered at his side. --Pope. [1913 Webster] | ||
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