poitrel

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poitrel

/ˈpɔɪ.tɹəl/

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From Middle English: the form poitral is from central/Parisian French poitrel, "introduced into English apparently by Caxton"; the older form peitral (Middle English peitrel, paytrel, etc) was borrowed from Anglo-Norman peitral; both are from Old French poitral (modern French poitrail).

noun poitrels · peitrel · peytrel · peytral

historical A piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.
Similar: poitrinal, poitrine, pectoral

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@misc{poitrel_2026,
  title = {poitrel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poitrel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}