Testiere

2 definitions found

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

  Testiere \Tes`ti*[`e]re"\, n. [OF. testiere. See {Tester} a
     headpiece.]
     A piece of plate armor for the head of a war horse; a tester.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  testiere
       n : medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head [syn: {chanfron},
            {chamfron}, {frontstall}, {front-stall}]