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Nov 22, 2010 05:38
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Romanian term
falera
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FALÉRĂ s. f. 1. (ant.) element de podoabă în formă de medalie, care se purta aplicat sau ca pandantiv la costum ori harnașament, ca ornament de fibulă. 2. ornament care se prinde la gât. (< it. falera, lat. phalera)
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4 +7 | Phalera | Roxana Oniga |
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horse brass | Anca Nitu |
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Mar 4, 2011 05:38: Roxana Oniga Created KOG entry
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Phalera
A Phalera, a medal of honor given to the bravest soldiers.
Phalera (military decoration), a sculpted disk of precious metal worn on the breastplate as a form of medal by soldiers of the Roman Empire- A phalera was a gold, silver, or bronze sculpted disk worn on the breastplate during parades by Roman soldiers who had been awarded it as a kind of medal. Roman military units could also be awarded phalerae for distinguished conduct in action. These awards were often mounted on the staffs of the unit's standards. The term also refers to disks crafted by the continental Celts for religious and ornamental purposes, especially those used on equestrian gear.
Phalera (harness), a piece of horse harness, frequently decorated in antiquity.
Phalera (genus), a genus of moths
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Sau Phaelera: http://www.panhistoria.com/Stacks/Novels/Character_Homes/hom...
Phalera (military decoration), a sculpted disk of precious metal worn on the breastplate as a form of medal by soldiers of the Roman Empire- A phalera was a gold, silver, or bronze sculpted disk worn on the breastplate during parades by Roman soldiers who had been awarded it as a kind of medal. Roman military units could also be awarded phalerae for distinguished conduct in action. These awards were often mounted on the staffs of the unit's standards. The term also refers to disks crafted by the continental Celts for religious and ornamental purposes, especially those used on equestrian gear.
Phalera (harness), a piece of horse harness, frequently decorated in antiquity.
Phalera (genus), a genus of moths
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Note added at 23 mins (2010-11-22 06:01:28 GMT)
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Sau Phaelera: http://www.panhistoria.com/Stacks/Novels/Character_Homes/hom...
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horse brass
A horse brass is a brass plaque used for the decoration of horse harness gear, especially for shire and parade horses. Used since antiquity, they became especially popular in England in the 19th century, and remain a collectors item today. One form of horse brass is a phalera, an ornament in the shape of a boss, disk, or crescent, most often used in pairs on a harness.[1] It often had 3 attachment points on the back, two for attachment to the harness and one for attachment of a tassle or "sallong".[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalera_(harness)
daca e de harnasament asa se cheama
accesoriu la costum insa e "phalera"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalera_(harness)
daca e de harnasament asa se cheama
accesoriu la costum insa e "phalera"
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