A belt, usually of ornamented leather, worn across the chest to support a sword or bugle.
[Middle English baudrik, from Old French baudre and from Middle High German balderich.]
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition. Copyright © 1991 by Columbia University Press.
Date last modified: August 29, 1995.
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