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gardbraces

gardbraces is the plural of gardbrace.

Meaning of gardbrace

Noun

gardbrace (plural gardbraces)

  1. A piece of armor which augments the pauldron in protecting the shoulder.
    • Some plates were bent up at the edges, or “turned.” Turns were made at the top of the breastplate and around the armholes. The top edges of the pauldrons were turned until the gardbraces were added. Then the turn was added to them.1963, Sean Morrison, Armor, Ty Crowell Company

Questions about gardbraces

What is gardbraces the plural of?
Gardbraces is the plural of gardbrace.

Words near gardbraces in the dictionary

  1. gardant
  2. gardants
  3. Gardas
  4. gardaí
  5. gardbrace
  6. gardbraces
  7. gardcorps
  8. garde
  9. garde de rein
  10. garde manger
  11. garde rein

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