CHAMFRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chamfron mean? 

• CHAMFRON (noun)
  The noun CHAMFRON has 1 sense:

1. medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head

  Familiarity information: CHAMFRON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHAMFRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chamfron; chanfron; front-stall; frontstall; testiere

Hypernyms ("chamfron" is a kind of...):

armor plate; armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; plate armour (specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire)

 Context examples 

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, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)