arm-guard

A wide silver band holding one single emerald as large as a pigeon's egg confined his hair and the long arm-guard of an archer, chased elaborately in solid silver, on his right forearm were his only ornaments.

This Scepter'd Isle Lackey, Mercedes 2004

There was a knife at his belt and another in each boot, thin and incredibly strong rope with a grappling hook coiled in one pouch at his side, a strangling-wire in another, and a darker version of his leather arm-guard strapped in place over his clothing for Hweel to land on in case he needed to.

Owlflight Lackey, Mercedes 1997

He wasn't wearing his arm-guard, and Darian gasped and winced as Hweel stepped onto the bare flesh - but the owl barely closed his feet around the arm and half-spread his wings to keep his balance instead of maintaining it by gripping the arm.

Owlflight Lackey, Mercedes 1997

The Asyri chieftain wore a helmet, cuirass, scaled kilt, greaves, and a bronze arm-guard on his sword arm.

Time for Yesterday A. C. Crispin 1990

This important point having been settled, there was the further question of arms to be discussed, which gave rise to much weighty controversy between Decimus Saxon and my father, each citing many instances from their own experiences where the presence or absence of some taslet or arm-guard had been of the deepest import to the wearer.

Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

He wore, when shooting, a polished arm-guard or bracer, and if he had heard of anything else that an archer should have, he straightway would have procured it.

The Magic Egg and Other Stories 1884

He wore, when shooting, a polished arm-guard or bracer, and if he had heard of anything else that an archer should have, he straightway would have procured it.

The Magic Egg and Other Stories Frank Richard Stockton 1868

Amid boos from the crowd, Donaire had trouble penetrating the southpaw's high arm-guard.

NY Daily News MITCH ABRAMSON 2011

Zaheer eventually had his man caught behind for a duck with a well-directed short delivery, although television replays showed the ball had come off the arm-guard as Prince attempted evasive action.

icScotland 2010

Zaheer eventually had his man caught behind for a duck with a well-directed short delivery although television replays showed the ball had come off the arm-guard as Prince attempted evasive action.

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010