The portion of a suit of armour covering the arm. Also a sort of guard for the wrist used in archery, in fencing, and in playing games at ball.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > arm armour (32) bracer?a1400 The portion of a suit of armour covering the arm. Also a sort of guard for the wrist used in archery, in fencing, and in playing games at ball. bracec1400 The portion of a suit of armour covering the arms. (At first ‘a pair of brace’, but afterwards applied to the covering of one arm.) Obsolete. sleeve1465 A piece of armour for covering and protecting the arm. Obsolete exc. Historical. plate-sleeve1578 bracelet1580 A piece of armour covering the arm. monion1652 A piece of armour covering either the shoulder or the whole of the upper arm. brachal1658 Protective armour for the arm. arm piece1659 A piece of armour to protect the arm. Now historical. armlet1706 A piece of armour for the arm. Subcategories:— gusset at joints of (1) — armour for armpit (2) — for upper arm (3) — for elbow (5) — armour for forearm (4) — gauntlet (8) |
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