rerebrace
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English rerebrace; compare French arrière-bras.
Noun
editrerebrace (plural rerebraces)
- (historical) Armour for the upper part of the arm.
- 2013, Paul F. Walker, The History of Armour, 1100-1700:
- This rim involved a raised rolled edge on the rerebrace that was inserted into a raised lip on the lower lame of the pauldron.
Further reading
edit- “rerebrace”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editrerebrace (plural rerebracys)
- Upper arm armour; rerebrace.
Descendants
edit- English: rerebrace (historical)
References
edit- “rēre-brāce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.
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