BALDRIC

baldric, baldrick

(noun) a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

baldric (plural baldrics)

A belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip. [from c. 1300]

Source: Wiktionary

Bal"dric, n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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