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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  baldric
       n : a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to
           support a sword or bugle by the left hip [syn: {baldrick}]

















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