Wearing a baldric; equipped or dressed with a baldric across the chest.
Past participle or adjectival form of 'baldric,' meaning adorned with or wearing a baldric. Emerged in Middle English descriptive literature.
In Renaissance fencing, being 'baldricked' identified you as a serious swordsman—it was like wearing the Rolex of the 1600s, a visible status symbol that announced your wealth and military prowess.
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