What does "crinet" mean?

Each of the small hair-like feathers growing around a hawk's cere.

What is a synonym for "crinet"?

Common synonyms include: criniere.

//ˈkɹɪn.ɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
Each of the small hair-like feathers growing around a hawk's cere. obsolete
"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
A set of metal armour plating worn around a horse's neck. historical
"His charger wore a blanket of enameled crimson scales and gilded crinet and chamfron, while Lord Tywin himself sported a thick ermine cloak."

"She has a blue beak, but the seer thereof, and legs, are yellow; the crinets or little feathers under the eye are very black; […]"

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

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