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rerebrace

rerebrace noun: armour for the upper part of the arm.

Noun

rerebrace (plural rerebraces)

  1. (historical) Armour for the upper part of the arm.
    • This rim involved a raised rolled edge on the rerebrace that was inserted into a raised lip on the lower lame of the pauldron.2013, Paul F. Walker, The History of Armour, 1100-1700

Forms of rerebrace

pluralrerebraces

Origin of rerebrace

From Middle English rerebrace; compare French arrière-bras.

Questions about rerebrace

What does rerebrace mean?
Rerebrace means armour for the upper part of the arm.
What part of speech is rerebrace?
Rerebrace is a noun.
What is the plural of rerebrace?
The plural of rerebrace is rerebraces.

Words near rerebrace in the dictionary

  1. rereader
  2. rereaders
  3. rereading
  4. rereadings
  5. rereads
  6. rerebrace
  7. rerebraces
  8. rerecognition
  9. rerecommend
  10. rerecommended
  11. rerecord

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