rerebrace

rerebrace
noun
cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm
Syn: ↑upper cannon
Hypernyms: ↑cannon
Part Holonyms: ↑body armor, ↑body armour, ↑suit of armor, ↑suit of armour, ↑coat of mail, ↑cataphract

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\\ˈri(ə)rˌbrās\ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from rere- + brace armor especially for the arm — more at brace
: plate armor for the upper part of the arm

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/rear"brays'/, n. Armor.
a piece of plate armor for the upper arm; an upper cannon. Cf. vambrace (def. 1). See diag. under armor.
[1300-50; ME, equiv. to rere- ( < MF rere, riere behind, backward < L retro- RETRO-) + BRACE]

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rereˈbrace /-brās/ noun
(Fr bras arm) armour for the arm from shoulder to elbow
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Main Entry:rere-

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