flanchard

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noun

A piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.

OriginOld French flanchard →
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Meanings

nounflanchard (plural flanchards)

plural flanchards · alternative flancard

  1. historicalA piece of armor designed to be attached to the sides of a saddle to protect the flanks of the horse.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchflanchard
  2. Englishflanchard

Learned borrowing from Old French flanchard.

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APA

flanchard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flanchard

MLA

“flanchard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flanchard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flanchard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flanchard.

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