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A wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
Answer for the clue "A wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip ", 7 letters:
baldric
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Word definitions for baldric in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Baldric \Bal"dric\, n. [OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf. F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG. balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See Belt , n.] A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip [syn: baldrick ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1300, "belt worn over the shoulder," from Old French baldre (Modern French baudrier "shoulder-belt"), which probably is from Latin balteus "belt," said by Varro to be of Etruscan origin. The English word perhaps influenced by Middle High German balderich ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A baldric (also baldrick , bawdrick , bauldrick as well as other rare or obsolete variations) is a belt worn over one shoulder that is typically used to carry a weapon (usually a sword ) or other implement such as a bugle or drum . The word may also refer ...
Usage examples of baldric.
Alex looked at Baldric the Bard and found himself being regarded with a look that made him back up a pace.
Margaret had been so anxious for Baldric to get it over with the first time.
Perhaps Baldric had taken to unraveling himself instead of the tapestries.
Never mind the tales Baldric had made up of faeries and ogres and beasties.
He watched as Baldric bent down, picked up the end of a thread and very calmly and deliberately began to unravel the tapestry.
He could hear Baldric muttering under his breath, pausing, then resuming his pacing again.
Heaven help the rest of England if Baldric ever decided to become a traveling unraveling minstrel.
He was looking at Baldric with what seemed to Alex to be a distinct lack of patience.
Alex put his hand over his belly and prayed Baldric would wind things up quickly before serious rumbling ensued.
Amery was leaning back against her shoulder, watching Baldric with wide eyes, giving his thumb a thorough workout.
He could see Baldric on his feet, no doubt making copious mental notes of the scene for future reference.
Well, dragging Baldric upstairs to provide verse was absolutely out of the question.
After calming Amery and Baldric down, Alex had taken the time out for lunch.
Amery and young Ian had managed to break their fast without covering themselves and each other with foodstuffs, and Baldric had found his last rhyme without any aid.
Alex recognized the gear: the long, flowing, bardly cloak and the beat-up carpetbag made from remnants of tapestries Baldric had no doubt worked his magic on previously.