rerebrace
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English rerebrace; compare French arrière-bras.
Noun edit
rerebrace (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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rerebrace (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.