rerebrace

American

[reer-breys] / ˈrɪərˌbreɪs /

noun

Armor.

a piece of plate armor for the upper arm; an upper cannon.

Etymology

Origin of rerebrace

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

Example Sentences

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A rerebrace of plate defends the outer side of the upper arm, plain elbow-cops the elbow, and round bosses in the form of leopard heads guard the shoulder and the crook of the elbow.

From Project Gutenberg

The Frenchman, whirling up his sword, showed for an instant a chink betwixt his shoulder piece and the rerebrace which guarded his upper arm.

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