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vambrace

[ vam-breys ]

noun

Armor.
  1. a piece of plate armor for the forearm; a lower cannon. Compare rerebrace.
  2. plate armor for the arm, usually including upper and lower cannons and a couter.

vambrace

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a piece of armour used to protect the arm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • b adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vambrace1

1300–50; Middle English va ( u ) mbras < Anglo-French ( a ) vantbras, equivalent to avant- fore- ( avaunt ) + bras arm ( brace )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vambrace1

C14: from Anglo-French vauntbras, from vaunt- (from Old French avant- fore-) + bras arm

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