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baldric definition

bal·dric (bôl′drik′)

noun

a belt worn over one shoulder and across the chest to support a sword, bugle, etc.

Etymology: ME bauderik < OFr baudrei < Frank *balti, belt < ? L balteus > belt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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