| 释义 |
bras·sard
\brəˈsärd, ˈbraˌs-\ noun
also bras·sart \-r(t)\
(-s)
Etymology: French brassard, from Middle French, alteration of brassal, from Old Italian bracciale, from braccio arm — more at braccio
1. : armor to protect the arm from shoulder to elbow or during the 15th and 16th centuries to protect the entire arm — compare rerebrace, vambrace
2. : a cloth band worn around the upper arm usually to designate its wearer as a member of a special group or service and often bearing some identifying mark |