brassardn.
/brəˈsɑːd/ 1. Armour for the upper part of the arm. (Only Historical.)
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1830 G. P. R. James Darnley I. x. 231 This brassard is a little too close.
1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 122 Brassarts connect the shoulder with the elbow-pieces.
1866 Fortn. Rev. 1 Sept. 152 Talbot is wearing brassards and a tabard.
2. A badge worn on the arm; an armlet.
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1870 Daily News 21 Sept. Brassards seem to be obtainable for the asking.
1879 J. C. Fife-Cookson Armies of Balkans vii. 100 An English doctor who..had the white brassard with the red crescent on his arm.
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