Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A piece of armor used to protect the front of a horse's head in late medieval times.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The defensive armor of the front part of the head of a war-horse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anc. Armor) The frontlet, or head armor, of a horse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Protective
armor for ahorse 'shead , especially theface andears .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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a stroke on his head, which, glancing from the polished helmet, lighted with violence scarcely abated on the "chamfron" of the steed, and
Ivanhoe Walter Scott 1801
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He rode, not a mule, like his companion, but a strong hackney for the road, to save his gallant war-horse, which a squire led behind, fully accoutred for battle, with a chamfron or plaited head-piece upon his head, having a short spike projecting from the front.
Ivanhoe 2004
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A huge black chaliko all armored in gold looked down at him, its benign eyes peering from the openings of a gilded chamfron.
The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981
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It was high time; for, while the Disinherited Knight was pressing upon the Templar, Front-de-Boeuf had got nigh to him with his uplifted sword; but ere the blow could descend, the Sable Knight dealt a stroke on his head, which, glancing from the polished helmet, lighted with violence scarcely abated on the chamfron [84-16] of the steed, and
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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So silent and still were they, that they might have been metal - sheathed statues, were it not for the occasional quick, impatient stamp of their chargers, or the rattle of chamfron against neck - plates as they tossed and strained.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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So silent and still were they, that they might have been metal - sheathed statues, were it not for the occasional quick, impatient stamp of their chargers, or the rattle of chamfron against neck - plates as they tossed and strained.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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So silent and still were they, that they might have been metal-sheathed statues, were it not for the occasional quick, impatient stamp of their chargers, or the rattle of chamfron against neck-plates as they tossed and strained.
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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So silent and still were they, that they might have been metal-sheathed statues, were it not for the occasional quick, impatient stamp of their chargers, or the rattle of chamfron against neck-plates as they tossed and strained.
The White Company 1890
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It was high time; for, while the Disinherited Knight was pressing upon the Templar, Front-de-Boeuf had got nigh to him with his uplifted sword; but ere the blow could descend, the Sable Knight dealt a stroke on his head, which, glancing from the polished helmet, lighted with violence scarcely abated on the chamfron of the steed, and Front-de-Boeuf rolled on the ground, both horse and man equally stunned by the fury of the blow.
Ivanhoe. A Romance 1819
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He rode, not a mule, like his companion, but a strong hackney for the road, to save his gallant war-horse, which a squire led behind, fully accoutred for battle, with a chamfron or plaited head-piece upon his head, having a short spike projecting from the front.
Ivanhoe Walter Scott 1801
chained_bear commented on the word chamfron
See champron.
November 8, 2007