vambrace

[ vam-breys ]

nounArmor.
  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.

Origin of vambrace

1
1300–50; Middle English va(u)mbras<Anglo-French (a)vantbras, equivalent to avant- fore- (see avaunt) + bras arm (see brace)

Other words from vambrace

  • vambraced, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for vambrace

vambrace

/ (ˈvæmbreɪs) /


noun
  1. a piece of armour used to protect the arm

Origin of vambrace

1
C14: from Anglo-French vauntbras, from vaunt- (from Old French avant- fore-) + bras arm

Derived forms of vambrace

  • vambraced, adjective

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