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garde rein

garde rein is the alternative form of garde de rein.

Meaning of garde de rein

Noun

garde de rein

  1. (historical) An item of armor which hangs down from the backplate to protect the kidneys and buttocks.
    • A complete Suit of Plate Armour Consisting of the Helmet with rising Beaver and Gorget, the Cuirass with the Garde de Rein or Culettes, the Pouldrons or shoulder pieces, the Brassarts or vambraces for arms, the Groussets for the ...1815, P. Dick, A Descriptive Catalogue of a Museum of Antiquities and Foreign Curiosities, page 19
    Synonyms:
    culet, hoguine

Forms of garde rein

pluralgarde reins

Questions about garde rein

What is garde rein the alternative form of?
Garde rein is the alternative form of garde de rein.

Words near garde rein in the dictionary

  1. gardbraces
  2. gardcorps
  3. garde
  4. garde de rein
  5. garde manger
  6. garde rein
  7. garde reins
  8. garde-collet
  9. garde-collets
  10. garde-faude
  11. garde-robe

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