baldric
A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from…A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also (loosely), any belt.
» The baldric is worn sash-wise over the shoulder.
Meaning
4 sensesA broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also (loosely), any belt.
Wehrgehänge
панталерpantaler, бандальерbandalʹjer, пе́ревязьpérevjazʹ
пантале́рpantalér
a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
(broadly, obsolete)A (usually leather) strap from which the clapper of a bell is suspended.
(broadly, obsolete)A necklace.
(figuratively, obsolete)The zodiac (“belt-like region of the celestial sphere, approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which includes the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets”).
Examples
1 sentencesThe baldric is worn sash-wise over the shoulder.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English baudrik, bauderik, baudry (“belt worn over the shoulder or around theFrom Middle English baudrik, bauderik, baudry (“belt worn over the shoulder or around the waist for carrying a sword, etc., baldric; (by extension) type of leather strap”), from Old French baldré, baldrei, baudré (“crossbelt, sword-belt”) (modern French baudrier); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Frankish *balterād, from earlier *baltiraidī (“belt gear, belt equipment”) (compare Old Occitan baldrei, baudrat), from Frankish *balti (“belt”), from Latin balteus (possibly borrowed from Etruscan 𐌁𐌀𐌋𐌕𐌄𐌀 (baltea, “belt”)) + Frankish *(ga)raidī (“equipment”). However, the Oxford English Dictionary states that a derivation from balteus does not satisfactorily account for the bald- spelling in the various languages. Middle High German balderich, belderich, derived from the Old French word, may have influenced the Middle English form.
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Forms
plural: baldricsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip:baldrick