Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the armor of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, that part which covered the arm, superseding the vambrace, bracelet, rerebrace, etc.
- noun A band of any material worn about the arm above the elbow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Armor for the arm; -- generally used for the whole arm from the shoulder to the wrist, and consisting, in the 15th and 16th centuries, of many parts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
brassard .
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Examples
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In that instant Valentina's white hand was laid upon the brassart that steeled his fore-arm.
Love-at-Arms Rafael Sabatini 1912
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If such a thing happened, I tell you that the man shall hang, though he were the best archer that ever wore brassart. "
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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If such a thing happened, I tell you that the man shall hang, though he were the best archer that ever wore brassart. "
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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If such a thing happened, I tell you that the man shall hang, though he were the best archer that ever wore brassart. "
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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If such a thing happened, I tell you that the man shall hang, though he were the best archer that ever wore brassart. "
The White Company 1890
hernesheir commented on the word brassart
Some call this an arm-band.
October 7, 2011