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brassard|brəˈsɑːd|
Also brassart.
[a. F. brassard, f. bras arm; see -ard.]
1. Armour for the upper part of the arm. (Only Hist.)
1830James Darnley x. 47/1 This brassard is a little too close. 1834J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 122 Brassarts connect the shoulder with the elbow-pieces. 1866Fortn. Rev. 1 Sept. 152 Talbot is wearing brassards and a tabard.
2. A badge worn on the arm; an armlet.
1870Daily News 21 Sept., Brassards seem to be obtainable for the asking. 1879J. C. Fife-Cookson Armies of Balkans vii. 100 An English doctor who..had the white brassard with the red crescent on his arm. |