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Definition of Testiere
1. Noun. Medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head.
Generic synonyms: Armor Plate, Armor Plating, Armour Plate, Plate Armor, Plate Armour
Lexicographical Neighbors of Testiere
Literary usage of Testiere
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boke Named The Gouernour by Thomas Elyot (1883)
"The French word testiere from which the above is doubtless derived, was applied
to a variety of articles. Thus, according to Cotgrave, it 'is generally any ..."
2. Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern by John Hewitt (1860)
"In the Inventory of Louis X. we find head-pieces of mail, of leather, and others
that are gilt or heraldically decorated:—" Item, une testiere de haute ..."
3. Sketches from Venetian History by Edward] [Smedley (1832)
"... armour for the horse's face, to which was affixed the testiere between the
ears, and bearing a crest. Our account above is taken from Brantome, ..."
4. Sketches from Venetian History by Edward Smedley (1837)
"... and testiere* especially were of most choice and curious workmanship. The rear
was brought up by the Comte de Nar- king's bearing very similar to that ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The Etruscans used a chest protection (plastron) for war-horses; the Persians
and Greeks used a horse frontal. A testiere of leather covering ..."
6. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"(1) In order to create a manageable deliberative assembly each testiere of the
city was required to elect two representatives ; and each couple in their ..."
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