| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| chamfron |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cham·fron |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ch m fr n |
| NOUN: | Armor used to protect the front of a war horse's head in medieval times. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English shamfron, from Old French chanfrein : Latin c mus, horse-muzzle, heavy necklace (from Greek k mos) + Latin frnum, bridle, bit; see frenum.
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