Bal·dric 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.]
A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied
Sustained the sword that glittered at his side. --Pope.
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baldrick
n : a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to
support a sword or bugle by the left hip [syn: baldric]