manefaire

Etymology
From mayndefer, maynfer, and maynefere, attested in lists of armor used by men and their horses. In the 17- and 1800s,, and other antiquarians took the term to denote a horse's neck armor, connecting it to ;  and  have argued that this is an error and that term referred to a kind of gauntlet, from 🇨🇬, now often spelled.

Noun

 * 1)  Protective armor for a horse's neck; a crinet or criniere.

Alternative forms

 * mainfaire