PHALERA


Meaning of PHALERA in English

/fal"euhr euh/ , n. , pl. phalerae /fal"euh 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.

[ 1600-10; phálara (pl.) cheek-pieces ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .