Baldrick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Baldrick is a noun meaning Alternative form of baldric.
Meaning
Alternative form of baldric.
Example Sentences
And from his blazoned baldrick slung, a mighty silver bugle hung.
And the bright green belt on his body he bore, oblique, like a baldrick, bound at his side below his left shoulder, laced in a knot.
The sword was carried in a belt of buff or other leather girded round the body, or thrown over the right shoulder, these shoulder belts were called baudricks.
That a woman conceiv'd me, I thank her; that she brought me up, I likewise give her most humble thanks; but that I will have a rechate winded in my forehead, or hang my bugle in an invisible baldrick, all women shall pardon me.
Word Forms
- baldricks
Synonyms for baldrick
Depending on context, synonyms include baldric.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include baldric, bawdrick, baudrick, brackmard, berdiche, bastardsword.
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