"chamfron" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃam.fɹən/ [UK], /ˈtʃæm.fɹən/ [US] Forms: chamfrons [plural]
Etymology: From Old French chanfrain, presumably from champ, chanp (“field, battlefield”) + frein (“bit (between a horse's teeth)”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|chanfrain}} Old French chanfrain, {{m|fro|champ|champ, chanp|field, battlefield}} champ, chanp (“field, battlefield”), {{m|fro|frein||bit (between a horse's teeth)}} frein (“bit (between a horse's teeth)”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chamfron (plural chamfrons)
  1. Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears. Wikipedia link: chamfron Categories (topical): Armor Synonyms: chaffron, chamfrain, chamfrein, champfrein, chanfron, shaffron Related terms: frentera, testera Translations (armor): šafron [masculine] (Czech), chanfrein (French), Rossstirn [feminine] (German), testiera (Italian), آلنلق (alınlık) (Ottoman Turkish), naczółek [masculine] (Polish)

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