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Dictionary: Lor·i·mer

Lor·i·ner , n.

[OF. lormier, loremier, fr. LL. loranum bridle, L. lorum thong, the rein of a bridle.]
A maker of bits, spurs, and metal mounting for bridles and saddles; hence, a saddler. [Obs.] Holinshed.


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(LOR-i-muhr)

noun
A maker of bits, spurs and other small metal accessories for horses. Also loriner.

Etymology
From Old French loremier, from Latin lorum (strap).]

Usage
"The metal parts of saddles and bridles were made by the wealthy craft of lorimers." — Abbott Payson Usher; An Introduction to the Industrial History of England; Houghton Mifflin; 1920.


 
 
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