mainfaire

Noun

 * 1) * 1901, Wallace Collection (London, England), Sir Guy Francis Laking, Catalogue of the European Armour and Arms in the Wallace Collection at Hertford House, page 127:
 * 464. Demi-chanfron, with central spike in the middle of the forehead, hinged crinière at the top. Dec.: none. Attached is a mainfaire of eleven arched plates with rounded ends; each plate is pierced on either side with an oblong opening.This will considerably lighten the mainfaire, and make little difference in the strength of the plates. Italian, about 1580.
 * 464. Demi-chanfron, with central spike in the middle of the forehead, hinged crinière at the top. Dec.: none. Attached is a mainfaire of eleven arched plates with rounded ends; each plate is pierced on either side with an oblong opening.This will considerably lighten the mainfaire, and make little difference in the strength of the plates. Italian, about 1580.