baldric : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: baldric	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for baldric
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
baldric n a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip Synonym(s): baldric, baldrick
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 breast, and under the opposite arm; less properly, any belt. [Also spelt {bawdrick}.] A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Sustained the sword that glittered at his side. --Pope.