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phalerae

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phal⋅er⋅a

  [fal-er-uh]
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–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; < L, sing. use of Gk phálara (pl.) cheek-pieces
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