vambrace

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Noun

vambrace (plural vambraces)

1. (historical) The piece of armor designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
2. (historical) The pieces of armor protecting the arm from the shoulder to the wrist.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 22 ↗,

     The vambraces included all the defence for the arms, from the pouldrons to the wriſt.

   • 2003, John Marco, The Devil's Armour, 2010, Electronic Edition, unnumbered page ↗,

     Thorin reached out for the vambrace and gauntlet that made up the armour's right arm.

Related terms

• vantbras

Translations

• Russian: наручи

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