REREBRACE Definition & Meaning

rerebrace

[ reer-breys ]

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noun

Armor.

a piece of plate armor for the upper arm; an upper cannon. Compare vambrace ( def 1 ).

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rerebrace¹

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

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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.

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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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