chamfron means protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
chamfron is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃam.fɹən/.
Why “chamfron” is a great word
CHAMFRON — [Noun] Protective armor for a warhorse's head, specifically shielding its face and ears. From Old French chanfrain, presumably from champ, chanp ("field, battlefield") + frein ("bit, bridle"). First attested in English in the 15th century. Unlike a "bard" (the full panoply of equine armor) or a "criniere" (the defense for the neck), the chamfron is a singular, sculpted carapace for the most forward part of the animal. It is the cold steel mask fitted over the destrier's brow, the articulated plate guarding the vulnerable cheek, and the embossed heraldry facing the enemy's lance—a final, formalized gesture of care in the grim calculus of medieval war.
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- Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.“The defensive armor with which the horses of the ancient knights or men at arms were covered, or, to use the language of the time, barded, consisted of the following pieces made either of metal or jacked leather, the Chamfron, Chamfrein or Shaffron, the Criniere or Main Facre, the Poitrenal, Poitral or Breast Plate, and the Croupiere or Buttock Piece.”