LORINER

loriner, or lorimer (from o. fr. _loremier_ or _lorenier_, a maker of _lorains_, bridles, from lat. _lorum_, thong, bridle; the proper form is with the _n_; a similar change is found in latimer for latiner, the title of an old official of the royal household, the king's interpreter), one who makes bits and spurs and the metal mountings for saddles and bridles; the term is also applied to a worker in wrought iron and to a maker of small iron ware. the word is now rarely used except as the name of one of the london livery companies (see livery company).