brassard

[ bras-ahrd, bruh-sahrd ]

noun
  1. a decorative cloth band, often braided or tasseled, worn around the upper arm, as by military personnel to signify a particular group, regiment, etc.

  2. Also brassart [bras-ahrt, bruh-sahrt]. /ˈbræs ɑrt, brəˈsɑrt/. a piece of plate armor for the arm.

Origin of brassard

1
1820–30; <French, equivalent to bras arm (see brace) + -ard-ard

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brassard

brassart (ˈbræsət)

/ (ˈbræsɑːd) /


noun
  1. an identifying armband or badge

  2. a piece of armour for the upper arm

Origin of brassard

1
C19: from French, from bras arm, from Latin brachium

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