baldric Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
    baldrick.

WordNet

Bal"dric noun
Etymology
OE. baudric, bawdrik, through OF. (cf. F. baudrier and LL. baldringus, baldrellus), from OHG. balderich, cf. balz, palz, akin to E. belt. See Belt, n.
Definitions
  1. A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; less properly, any belt. Also spelt bawdrick.
    A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied Sustained the sword that glittered at his side. Pope.

Webster 1913