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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chan•fron (chan′frən),USA pronunciation n. - Heraldrya piece of plate armor for defending a horse's head.
Also, chamfron. Also called frontstall. - Vulgar Latin *cap(um) head (for caput; see chief) + *-frenāre, verb, verbal derivative of Latin frēnum bridle
- Anglo-French, Old French champfrein, perh. for *chafrein (with -m- perh. from chamfrein chamfer, though the senses are unrelated), noun, nominal derivative of chafre(s)ner literally, to put a bridle on
- late Middle English shamfron
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