manefaire

English

Etymology

From Middle English mayndefer, maynfer, and maynefere, attested in lists of armor used by men and their horses. In the 17- and 1800s, Francis Grose, Samuel Rush Meyrick and other antiquarians took the term to denote a horse's neck armor, connecting it to mane; Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon and Charles John ffoulkes have argued that this is an error and that term referred to a kind of gauntlet, from French main de fer (literally “hand of iron”), now often spelled manifer.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪnfɛə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪnfɛəɹ/

Noun

manefaire (plural manefaires)

(possibly erroneous) Protective armor for a horse's neck; a crinet or criniere.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 30:
  The Criniere or Manefaire consisted of a number of small plates, generally about twelve, hooked together and to the chanfron, so as to be moveable, their use was to guard the neck of the horse from the stroke of a cutting sword.

Alternative forms

mainfaire

单词	manefaire
释义	manefaire English Etymology From Middle English mayndefer, maynfer, and maynefere, attested in lists of armor used by men and their horses. In the 17- and 1800s, Francis Grose, Samuel Rush Meyrick and other antiquarians took the term to denote a horse's neck armor, connecting it to mane; Harold Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon and Charles John ffoulkes have argued that this is an error and that term referred to a kind of gauntlet, from French main de fer (literally “hand of iron”), now often spelled manifer. Pronunciation (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪnfɛə/ (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪnfɛəɹ/ Noun manefaire (plural manefaires) (possibly erroneous) Protective armor for a horse's neck; a crinet or criniere. 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 30: The Criniere or Manefaire consisted of a number of small plates, generally about twelve, hooked together and to the chanfron, so as to be moveable, their use was to guard the neck of the horse from the stroke of a cutting sword. Alternative forms mainfaire
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