vambrace

[ vam-breys ]

noun

, Armor.

1. a piece of plate armor for the forearm; a lower cannon. Compare rerebrace.
2. plate armor for the arm, usually including upper and lower cannons and a couter.

vambrace

/ ˈvæmbreɪs /

noun

1. a piece of armour used to protect the arm

Derived Forms

• ˈvambraced, adjective

Other Words From

• vambraced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vambrace¹

1300–50; Middle English va ( u ) mbras < Anglo-French ( a ) vantbras, equivalent to avant- fore- ( avaunt ) + bras arm ( brace )

Word History and Origins

Origin of vambrace¹

C14: from Anglo-French vauntbras, from vaunt- (from Old French avant- fore-) + bras arm

Example Sentences

The Vambrace is worn under the sleeve of the hauberk, and not, as in the preceding example, over the mail.

From Project Gutenberg

The vambrace is generally rigid, either a solid tube or hinged on the outside and fastened on the inside by straps or hooks.

From Project Gutenberg

The fore-arm is covered with the plates of a vambrace which appears from under the hawberk sleeve.

From Project Gutenberg