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Webster 1913 Edition


Poitrel

Poi′trel

,
Noun.
[OE.
poitrel
, F.
poitrail
, fr. L.
pectorale
a breastplate, fr.
pectoralis
, a. See
Pectoral
,
Adj.
]
(Anc. Armor)
The breastplate of the armor of a horse. See
Peytrel
.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Poitrel

POI'TREL

,
Noun.
[L. pectorale, from pectus, the breast.]
1.
Armor for the breast.
2.
A graving tool.