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baldric

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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; less
   properly, any belt. [Also spelt {bawdrick}.]

         A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Sustained the
         sword that glittered at his side.        --Pope.

Source : WordNet®

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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