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poitrel

/ˈpɔɪ.tɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poitrel
IPA
/ˈpɔɪ.tɹəl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, poitrel, peitral, poitral

Inflected Forms

poitrels (plural) peitrel (alternative) peytrel (alternative) peytral (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pectoral petronel poitrinal poitrine

Synonyms

poitrinal poitrine pectoral

Questions

How do you pronounce poitrel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔɪ.tɹəl/.
What does poitrel mean?
A piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.
Where does poitrel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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