"manefaire" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪnfɛə/ [UK], /ˈmeɪnfɛəɹ/ [US] Forms: manefaires [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mayndefer, maynfer, and maynefere, attested in lists of armor used by men and their horses. In the 17- and 1800s, Francis Grose, Samuel Rush Meyrick and other antiquarians took the term to denote a horse's neck armor, connecting it to mane; Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon and Charles John ffoulkes have argued that this is an error and that term referred to a kind of gauntlet, from French main de fer (literally “hand of iron”), now often spelled manifer. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{cog|fr|main de fer|lit=hand of iron}} French main de fer (literally “hand of iron”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} manefaire (plural manefaires)
  1. (possibly erroneous) Protective armor for a horse's neck; a crinet or criniere. Wikipedia link: Charles ffoulkes, Francis Grose, Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon, Samuel Rush Meyrick Categories (topical): Armor Synonyms: mainfaire

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