testiere Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head
    chamfron; chanfron; front-stall; frontstall.

WordNet

Tes`ti*ère" noun (Also<
  • Testiere
  • Testière
)
Etymology
OF. testiere. See Tester a headpiece.
Definitions
  1. A piece of plate armor for the head of a war horse; a tester.

Webster 1913