1.
[syn: baldric, baldrick]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
baldrick
n 1: a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to
support a sword or bugle by the left hip [syn: baldric,
baldrick]