Definitions for vambraceˈvæm breɪs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vam•braceˈvæm breɪs(n.)
armor for the forearm.
Category: Heraldry
Origin of vambrace:
1300–50; ME va(u)mbras < AF (a)vantbras=avant- fore- (see avaunt ) +bras arm (see brace )
vam′braced(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
vambrace, lower cannon(noun)
cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
Wiktionary
vambrace(Noun)
The piece of armor designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
vambrace(Noun)
The pieces of armor protecting the arm from the shoulder to the wrist. Not in common use in this sense, most scholars preferring the narrower definition, of armor for the lower arm.
Webster Dictionary
Vambrace(noun)
the piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist
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