Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A metal disk or boss worn on the breast as an ornament by men, especially as a military decoration, or used to adorn the harness of horses.
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- noun in ancient Greece, a metal
medallion worn by men or used to ornament theharness of a horse
Etymologies
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From Latin phalerae, from Ancient Greek φάλαρα (plural of φάλαρον).
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[24] The terminal 'pe' is short for pus, (pous!) and 'phalero,' from phalera, fringes -- "Fringe-foot" (Morris).
Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds John Ruskin 1859
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