brassard

[ bras-ahrd, bruh-sahrd ]

/ ˈbræs ɑrd, brəˈsɑrd /

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noun

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

Also brassart

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

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Origin of brassard

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

Words nearby brassard

brasilin, Braşov, brass, brassage, Brassaï, brassard, brass band, brassbound, brass-collar, brassed off, brasserie

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How to use brassard in a sentence

So popular was the last-named corps that many fictitious members were soon arrested for bearing its brassard.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
Hazard alone discovered the brassard (armlet) plot, and the fidelity of Dombrowski disclosed that of Vaysset.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
One Brassard, who lived up the Murray River, seems to have been a frequent offender.
A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs|George M. Wrong
As his left side was turned toward them, the enemy could perfectly see his brassard.
Current History, A Monthly Magazine|New York Times

One was an American soldier wearing a blue brassard with the white letters M. P.
"And they thought we wouldn't fight"|Floyd Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for brassard

brassard

brassart (ˈbræsət)

/ (ˈbræsɑːd) /

noun

an identifying armband or badge

a piece of armour for the upper arm

Word Origin for brassard

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

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