manefaire UK /ˈmeɪnfɛə/US /ˈmeɪnfɛəɹ/ noun1 •Protective armor for a horse's neck; a crinet or criniere.The then proceeded to prove to Sir Philip Beauchamp, that the suit would not be complete without the testière, the chanfron, and the manefaire and poitral of the horse to correspond; […] — 1844 formsmanefaires