phalerae

[fal-er-uh]

noun, plural phal·er·ae

[fal-uh-ree] .

a metal disk or boss worn on a man's breast as an ornament or as a military decoration or used to adorn the harness of a horse.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin, singular use of Greek phálara (plural) cheek-pieces

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