crinet

English

Etymology

Probably from Middle French crin (“hair”) +‎ -et.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪn.ɪt/, /ˈkɹɪn.ət/, /kɹɪˈnɛt/, /kɹi.nɛt/

Noun

crinet (plural crinets)

  1. (obsolete, falconry) Each of the small hair-like feathers growing around a hawk's cere.
    • 1792, William Augustus Osbaldiston, The British Sportsman, page 379:
      She has a blue beak, but the seer thereof, and legs, are yellow; the crinets or little feathers under the eye are very black; […]
  2. (historical) A set of metal armour plating worn around a horse's neck.
    Synonym: criniere
    • 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 555:
      His charger wore a blanket of enameled crimson scales and gilded crinet and chamfron, while Lord Tywin himself sported a thick ermine cloak.

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