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brassart

US/bɹəˈsɑɹt/

brassart is the alternative form of brassard.

Meaning of brassard

Noun

brassard (plural brassards)

  1. (historical) An item of plate armor that protects the arm.
  2. An insignia or band worn around the upper arm.
    • Muslims found not wearing the white brassards as prescribed by the army were simply despatched on the spot.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 26

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Forms of brassart

pluralbrassarts

Questions about brassart

What is brassart the alternative form of?
Brassart is the alternative form of brassard.
How do you pronounce brassart?
Brassart is pronounced /bɹəˈsɑɹt/ (US).

Words near brassart in the dictionary

  1. brassage
  2. brassages
  3. Brassai
  4. brassard
  5. brassards
  6. brassart
  7. brassarts
  8. brassboard
  9. brassboards
  10. brassbound
  11. brassbounder

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brassart (page history and authors); brassard (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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