chanfron

[ chan-fruh n ]
/ ˈtʃæn frən /

noun

a piece of plate armor for defending a horse's head.
Also chamfron.
Also called frontstall.

Origin of chanfron

late Middle English shamfron < Anglo-French, Old French champfrein, perhaps for *chafrein (with -m- perhaps from chamfrein chamfer, though the senses are unrelated), noun derivative of chafre(s)ner literally, to put a bridle on < Vulgar Latin *cap(um) head (for caput; see chief) + *-frenāre, verbal derivative of Latin frēnum bridle

Words nearby chanfron

chandragupta, chandrasekhar, chandrasekhar limit, chanel, chaney, chanfron, chang, chang jiang, chang tso-lin, changa, changan

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