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Definition of Chamfrons
1. chamfron [n] - See also: chamfron
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamfrons
Literary usage of Chamfrons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1902)
"To some chamfrons we find cheek pieces rivetted so that the sides, ... Some chamfrons
have also a plume pipe in which to set a plume of feathers, ..."
2. Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII by John Sherren Brewer, Robert Henry Brodie, James Gairdner (1864)
"Testimonial of money paid to the workmen, at the rate of 5 chamfrons a day each,
for casting, boring, proving and cleaning the guns. ..."
3. A History of the Dress of the British Soldier: From the Earliest Period to by John Luard (1852)
"It covered the front of the head, and had sometimes a spike projecting from the
centre of the forehead. There were also demy-chamfrons, reaching only half ..."
4. Beatrix of Clare by John Reed Scott (1907)
"They were less than a dozen in number, and though they displayed no banner, yet
the sun gleamed from steel head-pieces and chamfrons. The man in front, ..."
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