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rerebrace

[ reer-breys ]

noun

, Armor.
  1. a piece of plate armor for the upper arm; an upper cannon. Compare vambrace ( def 1 ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rerebrace1

1300–50; Middle English, equivalent to rere- (< Middle French rere, riere behind, backward < Latin retrō- retro- ) + brace

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