vambracedadj.
/ˈvambreɪst/, U.S. /ˈvæmˌbreɪst/ Heraldry.
Of an arm: Defended or covered by a vambrace.
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vambraced1610
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. xv. 232 He beareth Gules, three Dexter Armes vambraced and Proper.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. xvii. 109/2 He beareth Gules a dexter Arme Vambraced, Or.
c1828 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss. Vambraced, a term which implies that the arm is wholly covered with armour.
1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 33 An arm encased in armour is vambraced.
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