'Baldric' definitions:
Definition of 'baldric'
(from WordNet)
noun
A wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip [syn: baldric, baldrick]
Definition of 'Baldric'
From: GCIDE
- 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; it is used to support a sword or bugle by the left hip; less properly, any belt. [Also spelt bawdrick and baldrick.] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
- A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Sustained the sword that glittered at his side. --Pope. [1913 Webster]