rerebrace

English

Etymology

From Middle English rerebrace; compare French arrière-bras.

Noun

rerebrace (plural rerebraces)

(historical) armour for the upper part of the arm
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for rerebrace in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Middle English

Alternative forms

rerebrase, rerbrace, rerebras, rerbras, rirebrace, rerebrasce

Etymology

From rere +‎ brace.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛːr(ə)braːs(ə)/

Noun

rerebrace (plural rerebracys)

Upper arm armour; rerebrace.

Descendants

English: rerebrace (historical)

References

“rēre-brāce (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.

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