brassard
Americannoun
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a decorative cloth band, often braided or tasseled, worn around the upper arm, as by military personnel to signify a particular group, regiment, etc.
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Also brassart a piece of plate armor for the arm.
noun
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an identifying armband or badge
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a piece of armour for the upper arm
Etymology
Origin of brassard
1820–30; < French, equivalent to bras arm ( see brace) + -ard -ard
Example Sentences
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They will be subject to regular Army regulations, and will wear overseas caps with a red and green patch and a green arm brassard bearing in white letters the word: "Italy."
From Time Magazine Archive
In April 1917, Colonel Lossberg was rewarded with the job of Ludendorff's Chief of Staff, and even though 18 months later his fortifications had fallen and his cause was lost, he had earned his brassard.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had a Red Cross brassard on his sleeve, and in one hand he carried his missal and in the other the Host and the holy oils in a little bag of purple silk.
From The Romantic by Sinclair, May
A month ago he would have had doubts about the meaning of "brassard"; now it seemed to be the very keyword for national organisation.
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
He wore the Red Cross brassard on the sleeve of his cassock and he carried the Host in a little bag of purple silk.
From A Journal of Impressions in Belgium by Sinclair, May
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